Transparency Pledge

The Pledge is a voluntary commitment to meet minimum standards of transparency and civil society participation in the UNCAC Implementation Review Mechanism.

We call on States Parties to sign our Transparency Pledge for the second UNCAC review cycle.

To date, 46 States Parties have signed the Transparency Pledge, reaffirming the importance of transparency and public consultation in addressing corruption. Their commitment signals a strong belief that civil society can play a crucial role in preventing and combatting corruption in their country, contributing to the successful implementation of UNCAC provisions.

We congratulate the 46 countries that have signed the Transparency Pledge so far. To ensure this commitment is implemented in practice, we regularly track compliance with the Transparency Pledge’s principles, as shown in the map below.

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United States of America

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Review Status
 review completed
Compliance
 Fully compliant
Information on review schedule & focal point published
 yes, the review schedule is partially available on this website, https://www.state.gov/reviews-of-u-s-anti-corruption-efforts/ and the focal point is indicated, together with his email address on the governmental experts list: https://www.unodc.org/documents/treaties/UNCAC/IRG-Experts/English/SecondCycle/United_States_of_America_E.pdf. Civil society wishing to engage on U.S. reviews should reach out to AC_Coordination@state.gov.
Key documents published
 the self-assessment checklist and full country report have been published
Follow-up briefing on the review for civil society
 yes, in addition to hosting a meeting with civil society on the U.S. Executive Summary in late 2023, the United States also hosted a meeting with civil society to summarize the findings of the December 2023 evaluation published by the Group of States against Corruption and the March 2024 report published by the Mechanism for Follow-Up on the Implementation of the Inter-American Convention against Corruption. A discussion on the outcomes of the country report is planned for 2025.
Support for CSO inclusion in subsidiary bodies
 The United States successfully advocated for the reshaping of the NGO briefings at the IRG, including expanding the briefing to at least a half day. We continue working with the UNCAC Coalition to learn about your priorities and desires for the briefing.

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Disclaimer: Reviews in some of the signatory countries are still ongoing, which means that they have not had a chance to publish documents or hold follow-up briefings yet, since they have not reached this stage of the review process yet.

Signatories (as of December 2025): 46 States Parties

Latin America and the CaribbeanArgentina, Brazil, Chile, Costa Rica, Honduras, Peru
North AmericaUnited States, Mexico
EuropeAlbania, Armenia, Austria, Belgium, Bulgaria, Cyprus, Denmark, Estonia, Finland, France, Germany, Iceland, Italy, Latvia, Moldova, Montenegro, Netherlands, North Macedonia, Norway, Poland, Portugal, Slovakia, Slovenia, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, Ukraine, United Kingdom
Sub-Saharan AfricaLiberia, Mauritius
Asia-PacificAustralia, Mongolia, Papua New Guinea
South-West Asia and Northern AfricaJordan, Lebanon, Morocco, Tunisia, Afghanistan

Non-States Parties to the UNCAC that have committed to principles of the Pledge: Taiwan

Questions?

For further information, please contact the Coalition’s Civil Society Engagement Lead and Project Manager Danella Newman at danella.newman@uncaccoalition.org. Before you do, please check out the FAQ section below. 

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