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Civil Society Locked out at UN Anti-Corruption Summit, Calling Effectiveness of Global Convention into Question

Marrakesh, 28 October 2011. Against the backdrop of popular revolutions and protests across the world, governments at the UN Anti-Corruption summit this week in Marrakesh, Morocco, have chosen to continue locking civil society out of the enforcement process of the…

Civil society role crucial to success of global anti-corruption convention

Marrakesh, 24 October 2011. Measures on stolen assets and technical assistance can help Libya, Tunisia and Egypt rebuild The 154 countries that have ratified the United Nations Convention against Corruption (UNCAC) must honour their commitment to a civil society voice…

Governments must address corporate corruption, says report

24 October 2011. This post was originally published on the Guardian website. World Bank and UN urge greater devotion of resources to fight against corruption, money laundering and terrorist financing A joint report by the World Bank and the UN…

The IRG suspends NGO participation again

13 October 2011, by Gillian Dell, Transparency International Secretariat. The UNCAC Implementation Review Group held its resumed 2nd session at the UN in Vienna on 7–9 September 2011, with John Brandolino of the US as Chair. (The IRG oversees the…

CSO experiences with the UNCAC review mechanism, Year 1

13 October 2011. In November 2009, a new Mechanism for the Review of Implementation of the UNCAC was approved at the 3rd session of the Conference of States Parties (CoSP) in its resolution 3/1. The mechanism started up in July…

Coalition Statement on Promoting Asset Recovery and Countering Laundering of Corruptly Taken Assets

20 September 2011. The time has come to act. Beyond shedding light on the devastating impact of grand corruption, the Arab spring has revealed major anti-money laundering deficiencies, and the huge difficulties of getting the money back even after the…

UNCAC Coalition Statement on Article 13

22 August 2011. Transparency and Public Participation in UNCAC Implementation and Monitoring are Key to Success Corruption thrives on secrecy, when undisturbed by public access to information about government and business activities. Countering it requires public participation and transparency in…

Training Videos on the Review Mechanism Launched

17 August 2011. The UNCAC Coalition is pleased to announce the launch of a new six-part collection of short animated training videos about Civil Society and the UNCAC Review Process. The videos cover the following topics: Introduction to the UNCAC…

UNCAC Coalition Names New Chair and Vice Chairs

Berlin, 12 July 2011. The UNCAC Coalition Coordination Committee met last week in Vienna and selected its first Chair Professor Slagjana Taseva. Professor Taseva is Chair of Transparency International Macedonia. She is also a member of the Academic Advisory Board…

UNCAC Coalition Calls on Kenya to Investigate Attack on Kenyan Anti-corruption Activists

7 July 2011. The UNCAC Coalition today calls on the Kenyan authorities to investigate attempts to intimidate Kenyan activists engaged in a peaceful demonstration related to allegations of misappropriated funds. On 23 and 29 June, 2011 activists conducting a sit-in…

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