Today, during the 17th resumed session of the Implementation Review Group (IRG) of the UNCAC, the Dominican Republic signed the Global Civil Society Coalition for the UNCAC’s Transparency Pledge, becoming the 47th country to voluntarily commit to a high level of transparency and civil society inclusion in the second cycle of the UNCAC implementation review.

The Dominican Republic was scheduled to begin its second cycle UNCAC implementation review, which covers articles on preventive measures (Chapter II of the UNCAC) and asset recovery (Chapter V), in 2018. The self-assessment checklist was completed in 2022, the country visit by peer-reviewing countries Suriname and Romania took place on 8-10 November 2023 with the involvement of the civil society organizations, including Participación Ciudadana, the Transparency International chapter. While the executive summary has been published in Spanish, the final country report has not been finalized yet. See the country review documents as they are published on the Dominican Republic’s UNODC Country Profile page. Click here for more details on how the review mechanism works.

The Transparency Pledge was signed by Dr. Milagros Ortiz Bosch, Director General of Ethics and Government Integrity of the Dominican Republic.

A civil society parallel report on the implementation of Chapters II and V of the UNCAC is currently being drafted by Participación Ciudadana.

Principles of Transparency

The Transparency Pledge covers the following principles, complementing the Coalition’s guide, which includes best practice approaches for promoting transparency and participation in the review process:

1. We will publish updated review schedules for our country review
2. We will share information about the review institution or the coordinator (focal point)
3. We will announce the completion of the country review indicating where the report can be found
4. We will promptly post online the self-assessment and the full country report in a UN language, together with the executive summary in local languages
5. We will organise civil society briefings and public debates about the findings of the report
6. We will publicly support participation of civil society observers in UNCAC subsidiary bodies

Tracking Compliance

Find on our UNCAC Review Status Tracker all known details on the status of the UNCAC review in the Dominican Republic and globally, the government focal point and the published documents, available civil society parallel reports, etc., all in one place.

All Pledge signatories’ compliance with their commitment can be monitored on our Transparency Pledge Compliance Map.