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The United Nations Convention Against Corruption (UNCAC) is the only legally binding international anti-corruption multilateral treaty. Negotiated by member states of the United Nations (UN) it was adopted by the UN General Assembly in October 2003 and entered into force in December 2005.
The Convention states, in part, that the UN is: [4]. concerned about the seriousness of problems and threats posed by corruption to the stability and security of societies, undermining the institutions and values of democracy, ethical values and justice and jeopardizing sustainable development and the rule of law
This shift was, in part, precipitated by the growth of transnational and organized crime, terrorism, human trafficking and money laundering, which required a more action-driven U.N. crime program, which played a part in the adoption of the United Nations Convention against Transnational Organized Crime and the U.N. Convention against Corruption.
Guatemalan prosecutors on Monday arrested the former representative of a United Nations-backed anti-corruption commission that was expelled from the country several years ago. The arrest of ...
Chapter V of the United Nations Convention against Corruption (2003) makes clear that Asset Recovery is an international priority in the fight against corruption. International asset recovery is any effort by governments to repatriate the proceeds of corruption hidden in foreign jurisdictions. Such assets may include monies in bank accounts ...
A global deal on the criminal use of computer technology is moving ahead despite worries it will let governments around the world violate human rights by probing electronic communications and ...
The International Anti-Corruption Academy (IACA) is an international intergovernmental organization [1] based in Laxenburg, Austria, that teaches government officials and professionals [2] about anti-corruption measures. [3] Membership to the organization is open to UN-member states and intergovernmental organizations, without a mandatory ...
The 2023 Corruption Perceptions Index scored the public sectors of 180 countries on a scale from 0 ("highly corrupt") to 100 ("very clean") and then ranked those countries by score. The country ranked first is perceived to have the most honest public sector. [19] Russia ranked 141st with a score of 26, its lowest score ever.