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Be part of the solution

17 February 2010. The IACC is accepting workshop proposals from February 15 to March 31, 2010. Join leading experts from civil society, the public, and the private sectors at the 14th International Anti-Corruption Conference (IACC) from November 10-13, 2010 in…

Share your story: civic action

16 February 2010. Civil society input is wanted to contribute to a one-year research project to document and study cases of citizen participation and nonviolent civic action to fight corruption, and distill general lessons learned and best practices. The focus…

2009 Civil Society in Action in Doha

9 December 2009. Over 70 representatives of civil society organisations met in Doha during the Third Conference of States Parties last November. PArticipants delivered a Coalition Statement calling for more transparency, accountability and participation of civil society signed on by…

Coalition Statement – List of signatories

9 November 2009. Number of countries: 95 Number of organisations: 356 Some of the organisations listed below are not Coalition members, as membership is not required to support the statement. Country Organisation International Access Info Europe African Institute of Corporate…

COSP 3 Coalition Statement 2009: Coalition calls for effective UNCAC review mechanism

9 November 2009. United Nations Convention against Corruption (UNCAC) Third Conference of States Parties (COSP) CSO Coalition Calls for Adoption of Effective Review Mechanism at the Third COSP, Doha, 9-13 November 2009 Corruption undermines democracy, the rule of law, human…

Spelling it out in Doha: Be accountable, be inclusive, go public

Doha, 9 November 2009. Civil society spells out its demands for the Conference of States Parties of the United Nations Convention Against Corruption (UNCAC) demanding accountability, participation and transparency. Starting today representatives of the 141 countries that have signed up…

We are watching you, from 356 organisations in 95 countries

8 November 2009. 356 organisations from 95 countries have signed on to the Coalition statement asking for an effective, transparent, accountable and inclusive mechanism to monitor progress in the implementation of the UN Convention against Corruption. The statement was submitted…

UNCAC Headlines around the world

8 November 2009. 12 November 2009 UN’s anti-corruption treaty faces collapse Impairment not solely in Indonesia Naciones Unidas contra la corrupción 10 November 2009 Venezuela bloquea mecanismo de seguimiento de la corrupción en la ONU 9 November 2009 Dodging the…

Georgian NGO Blocked from UN Anti-Corruption Conference

12 October 2009. The UNCAC Coalition is very concerned about reports that the Russian Federation has taken steps to block attendance of a Georgian NGO at an upcoming UN meeting on corruption. The same Georgian group, the Transnational Crime and…

Deadlock in Vienna Talks Imperils UN Anti-corruption Convention

Berlin, 3 September 2009. Seven days of government negotiations in Vienna have failed to resolve differences over the establishment of an implementation review mechanism for the UN Convention against Corruption (UNCAC). Failure of the Vienna talks is a major setback…