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What are the struggles faced by human rights defenders and civil society working against corruption? A Summary of our IRG Side Event

1 August 2022 –  What are the obstacles to civil society participation in efforts to combat corruption and how can their engagement be strengthened? At a side event organized by the UNCAC Coalition, with the support of Switzerland, on the…

7th Sub-Saharan Africa regional meeting discusses Political and Public Integrity: What does the 2021 UNGASS Political Declaration say?

 21 July 2022 – In 2021, the UN General Assembly Special Session against Corruption (UNGASS 2021) passed the Resolution A/RES/S-32/1, adopting the Political Declaration, a “common commitment to effectively addressing challenges and implementing measures to prevent and combat corruption and…

Getting to know the UNCAC Coalition’s Global Network: priorities, challenges and future opportunities to advance anti-corruption efforts

22 July 2022 – In 2022, the UNCAC Coalition carried out the 2021 “Annual Activity Survey” to ask our members and affiliated organizations about their recent activities, priority issues, major challenges and engagement with UNCAC-related activities. The survey also requested…

Third Regional Meeting for Europe: How are anti-corruption organizations advancing access to information in Europe?

11 July 2022 – In times of crises, access to information suffers. On account of the Covid-19 pandemic and of violent political conflict, some governments in Europe have restricted information disclosure and are exercising ever-increasing controls over plural media and…

Sixth Asia-Pacific Regional Meeting: Corruption in the Extractive Industry and Way Forward – Concerns for Human Rights and the Environment

25 May 2022 – The UNCAC Coalition’s sixth regional meeting of the Asia-Pacific network took place on the 11th May 2022, featuring discussions on corruption in the extractive industry including concerns for human rights and the environment. The meeting gathered…

Sixth Sub-Saharan Africa regional meeting tackles Transparency and Accountability in the Extractive Industries

24 May 2022 – Resolution 16/1 of the Commission on Crime Prevention and Criminal Justice, inter alia, encourages Member States to “prevent, combat and eradicate [the] illicit international trafficking in forest products including timber, wildlife and other forest biological resources…through…

Sixth Regional Meeting for Latin America and the Caribbean: Asset and interest declarations for more transparency and accountability

13 May 2022 – The topic of sworn asset and conflict of interest declarations is particularly interesting in the context of Latin America. Most, if not all countries in Latin America have some form of requirement for public officials to…

New Civil Society Report on the Democratic Republic of the Congo: Lack of effective, coordinated approach to preventing and fighting corruption is an obstacle to UNCAC implementation in the DRC

25 March 2022 – The Democratic Republic of the Congo is working hard to advance the implementation and enforcement of provisions under both Chapter II (Preventive measures) and Chapter V (Asset Recovery) of the United Nations Convention against Corruption (UNCAC).…

New Civil Society Report on Liberia: stronger & more independent anti-corruption institutions and a practicable asset recovery framework needed to advance anti-corruption efforts 

10 March 2022 – While Liberia has made significant progress towards developing normative legal frameworks for the implementation of articles of Chapter II (Preventive Measures) of the United Nations Convention against Corruption (UNCAC), some gaps persist, especially regarding their actual…

New Civil Society Report on Togo: Legislative advances are promising for anti-corruption efforts, but are not matched by adequate enforcement

9 March 2022 – Togo has made large strides in working to implement and apply provisions under both Chapter II (Preventive measures) and Chapter V (Asset Recovery) of the United Nations Convention against Corruption (UNCAC). A recent report authored by…