About the UNCAC Coalition

• UNCAC Coalition Briefing Note November 2012 PDF
• UNCAC Coalition General Presentation November 2012 PPT

Access to information

• Documents in English

  1. Principles on freedom of information legislation (Article 19)
  2. Freedom of information – the right to know (UNESCO)
  3. Johannesburg Principles (Article 19) – English
  4. Model law (Article 19)

• Documents in French

  1. Les principes de Johannesburg (Article 19)
  2. Loi type (Article 19)

• Documents in Russian

  1. Model law (Article 19)

Advocacy

• Documents in Arabic

  1. Conventions against corruption in the Middle East and North Africa

• Documents in English

  1. Civil society guide – UNCAC and the private sector (Transparency International)
  2. CSO participation essential for UNCAC review mechanism (Transparency International)
  3. Transparency is key in UNCAC review mechanism (Transparency International)
  4. Developing an advocacy plan – a step by step guide (Transparency International)
  5. Anti-corruption conventions in the Americas – English
  6. Anti-corruption conventions in Africa

• Documents in French

  1. Les conventions contre la corruption en Afrique (Transparency International)
  2. Guide pour la societe civile – la CNUCC et le secteur prive (Transparency International)

• Documents in Spanish

  1. Conventiones anticorrupcion en America (Transparency International)

Basic information on the UNCAC

• The UNCAC – A primer for development practitioners (U4)
• UNCAC in a nutshell 2021 (U4/UNCAC Coalition)

Briefing notes

• Access to Information Needs More Legal Protection
• Asset Recovery Must Become a Reality
• Beneficial Ownership Transparency in the UNCAC
• Immunity: Does it protect the corrupt?
• Why is an UNCAC reporting procedure essential?

Coalition statements and press releases

Coalition press releases

• Documents in Arabic

  1. 2011 – COSP4 opening press release
  2. 2011 – COSP4 closing press release
  3. 2011 – UNCAC Coalition welcomes steps to freeze Egyptian assets
  4. 2009 – Georgian NGO blocked from COSP

• Documents in English

  1. 2011 – UNCAC Coalition welcomes steps to freeze Egyptian assets
  2. 2011 – COSP4 opening press release
  3. 2011 – COSP4 closing press release
  4. 2010 – Call for action on wealth illicitly transferred from Egypt
  5. 2009 – Georgian NGO blocked from COSP
  6. 2009 – Hundreds of NGOs push for anti-corruption action at UN meeting
  7. 2008 – COSP2 Opening press release
  8. 2008 – COSP2 Closing press release

• Documents in Russian

  1. 2009 – Georgian NGO blocked from COSP

• Documents in Spanish

  1. 2011 – La coalicion UNCAC saluda las acciones para el congelamiento de activos egipcios
  2. 2010 – Llamado a la accion sobre los recursos ilicitamente transferidos desde Egipto Download
  3. 2009 – Impiden a ONG de Georgia participar en la Conferencia de la COSP
     

     Coalition letters

     • 2012 – Opposing the UNESCO-Obiang International Prize for Research in the Life Sciences
       

       Coalition statements

       • Documents in Arabic

         1. 2011 – Coalition statement on Article 13
         2. 2010 – Call to ensure a transparent and participatory UNCAC review mechanism
         3. 2009 – Call for adoption of effective review mechanism

       • Documents in Chinese

         1. 2011 – Coalition statement on Article 13
         2. 2011 – Promoting asset recovery and countering laundering of corruptly taken assets
         3. 2009 – Call for adoption of effective review mechanism

       • Documents in English

         1. 2011 – Coalition statement on Article 13
         2. 2011 – Promoting asset recovery and countering laundering of corruptly taken assets
         3. 2010 – Call to ensure a transparent and participatory UNCAC review mechanism
         4. 2010 – Call for G20 action to tackle illicit financial flows
         5. 2010 – Joint CSO statement on UNCAC and UNTOC monitoring
         6. 2009 – Call for adoption of effective review mechanism
         7. 2006 – Coalition Statement for COSP1

       • Documents in French

         1. 2011 – Declaration de la coalition UNCAC sur larticle 13
         2. 2011 – Promouvoir le recouvrement davoirs et la lutte contre le blanchiment davoirs issus de la corruption
         3. 2010 – Garantir un mecanisme dexamen de la CNUCC transparent et participatif
         4. 2009 – Appel pour ladoption dun mecanisme de suivi efficace

       • Documents in Russian

         1. 2011 – Coalition statement on Article 13
         2. 2011 – Promoting asset recovery and countering laundering of corruptly taken assets
         3. 2010 – Call to ensure a transparent and participatory UNCAC review mechanism

       • Documents in Spanish

         1. 2011 – Declaracion de la Coalicion UNCAC sobre el articulo 13
         2. 2011 – Promover la recuperacion de activos y luchar contra el blanqueo de activos obtenidos por vias corruptas
         3. 2010 – Garantizar la ejecucion transparente y participativa del mecanismo de revision de la UNCAC
         4. 2009 – Coalicion de la sociedad civil demanda la adopcion de un efectivo mecanismo de revision
            

            Coalition speeches

            • 2012 – IRG Meeting Speech – Vincent Lazatin

COSP: UNCAC Conference of States Parties

• COSP1 December 2006 Amman, Jordan

  1. 2006 – Coalition Statement for COSP1
  2. 2006 – COSP1 Monitor #1
  3. 2006 – COSP1 Monitor #2
  4. 2006 – COSP1 Monitor #3

• COSP2 January February 2008 Bali, Indonesia

  1. 2008 – COSP2 Opening press release
  2. 2008 – COSP2 Closing press release
  3. 2008 – COSP2 Monitor #1
  4. 2008 – COSP2 Monitor #2
  5. 2008 – COSP2 Monitor #3
  6. 2008 – COSP2 Monitor #4

• COSP3 November 2009 Doha, Qatar

  1. 2009 – CEO Letter on UNCAC
  2. 2009 – Hundreds of NGOs push for anti-corruption action at UN meeting
  3. 2009 -COSP3 Monitor #1
  4. 2009 -COSP3 Monitor #2
  5. 2009 -COSP3 Monitor #3
  6. 2009 -COSP3 Monitor #4

  2009 – Georgian NGO blocked from COSP

  • 2009 – Georgian NGO blocked from COSP – Arabic
  • 2009 – Georgian NGO blocked from COSP – English
  • 2009 – Une ONG georgienne empechee de participer a la COSP – French
  • 2009 – Georgian NGO blocked from COSP – Russian
  • 2009 – Impiden a ONG de Georgia participar en la Conferencia de la COSP – Spanish

  2009 – Briefing Paper – Participatory Review Mechanism

  • 2009 – Briefing Paper – Tearfund Participatory Review Mechanism – English
  • 2009 – Briefing Paper – Tearfund Participatory Review Mechanism – French
  • 2009 – Briefing Paper – Tearfund Participatory Review Mechanism – Spanish

• COSP4 October 2011 Marrakesh, Morocco

  1. 2011 – COSP4 opening press release
  2. 2011 – COSP4 closing press release
  3. 2011 – Transparency International Plenary Speech
  4. 2011 – MENA declaration – French

  Coalition statement on Article 13

  • 2011 – Coalition statement on Article 13 – Arabic
  • 2011 – Coalition statement on Article 13 – Chinese
  • 2011 – Coalition statement on Article 13 – English
  • 2011 – Declaration de la coalition UNCAC sur l’article 13 – French
  • 2011 – Coalition statement on Article 13 – Russian
  • 2011 – Declaracion de la Coalicion UNCAC sobre el articulo 13 – Spanish

  Coalition written submissions to COSP4

  • CSO Overview Report 2011
  • Executive Summary 2012
  • Argentina summary
  • Bangladesh summary
  • Brazil summary
  • Bulagaria summary
  • Chile summary
  • Lithuania summary
  • Mongolia summary
  • Morocco summary
  • Papua New Guinea summary
  • Peru summary
  • Ukraine summary
  • USA summary
  • Vietnam summary

  Coalition statement on Asset recovery

  • 2011 – Promoting asset recovery – Chinese
  • 2011 – Promoting asset recovery and countering laundering of corruptly taken assets – English
  • 2011 – Promouvoir le recouvrement d’avoirs – French
  • 2011 – Promover la recuperacion de activos – Spanish

Guide: Using the UN Convention against Corruption to advance anti-corruption efforts

• Arabic
• English
• French
• Spanish

UNCAC Review – Tools for civil society

See also the UNCAC Review Mechanism page

• Training presentations

  • Presentations from UNODC

    1. Small Grants Scheme
    2. Petites Subventions – French
    3. Getting the most out of the UNCAC review process
    4. UNCAC Chapters II and V
    5. UNCAC Review Methodology
    6. UNCAC – A Pictorial Guide
    7. UNCAC Chapter III – Criminalization and Law Enforcement 2
    8. UNCAC Chapter IV – International Cooperation
    9. UNCAC Chapter III – Criminalisation 1
    10. UNCAC – An Overview 1
    11. UNCAC – An overview 2
    12. Role of stakeholders – Timeline

  • Presentations from Transparency International

    1. UNCAC Prevention Chapter – Transparency Provisions
    2. Regional Instruments
    3. Preparing an UNCAC CSO Report
    4. CSO Participation and Transparency in the Review Process
    5. Workshop Scenarios
    6. Engaging the private sector in UNCAC implementation monitoring

  • Presentations from CSOs

    1. UNCAC Review – Kenya (Clarion)
    2. RENLAC Burkina Faso (Bruno Kere) – French
    3. Civil Society and Private Sector Engagement (Convention on Business Integrity)

Videos

• • Civil Society and the UNCAC Review Process

    1. Introduction
    2. The Review Actors
    3. The Review Process
    4. The Review Tools
    5. Civil Society Participation
    6. Civil Society Report

  • Scenes From A Global Anti-Corruption Summit

    1. Speaking of Corruption
    2. UNCAC: A Global Treaty
    3. The Global UNCAC Coalition in Action
    4. Protecting Anti-Corruption Activists

• Other videos

  1. Anticorruption Ad Bangladesh TV.mpg

Whistleblower protection

• Whistleblower protection and the UN Convention against Corruption
• Whistleblower Protection Executive Summary – English
• Whistleblower Protection Executive Summary – French
• Whistleblower Protection Executive Summary – Spanish