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Media advisory: CW urges SA COSP group to intensify anti-corruption efforts

08 Dec 2023, 13:28

Corruption Watch, ahead of the gathering next week in Atlanta, US, of the 10th session of the United Nations Convention against Corruption (UNCAC) Conference of the States Parties (COSP), today issued an open letter urging the South African delegation to intensify its anti-corruption efforts. The letter outlines the areas that require urgent intervention and implementation. Read more >

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Twenty years of UNCAC: uniting the world against corruption

08 Dec 2023, 9:59

International Anti-Corruption Day (IACD) is held annually on 9 December – this year, activists and policy-makers commemorate a special anniversary. The UN Convention against Corruption (UNCAC), the world’s first and only legally binding anti-corruption instrument, is 20 years old. The anniversary is also the theme for this year’s IACD – UNCAC at 20: Uniting the Read more >

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Fast-tracking the fight against corruption in Southern Africa

06 Jul 2023, 12:02

First published on the UN Office on Drugs and Crime “Corruption threatens our security. It drives organised crime. It corrodes our economy. It crushes opportunities for development. And it traps people in cycles of inequality and poverty,” said UN Office on Drugs and Crime (UNODC) executive director Ghada Waly in her message on International Anti-Corruption Read more >

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ILA white paper on anti-corruption tackles a burning question

17 Jan 2023, 13:15

Mainstream, community, and social media bombard us every day with news about the ongoing fight against corruption, this heroic activist, and that innovative intervention which will really make a difference this time – but how far have we really come? A new white paper published this month by the French branch of the International Law Read more >

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IACD 2022 promotes all-of-society approach to anti-corruption

09 Dec 2022, 10:16

Today, 9 December, the world marks International Anti-Corruption Day (IACD). This year’s theme is UNCAC at 20: Uniting the World Against Corruption, and it also marks the beginning of the lead-up to the 20th anniversary of the UN Convention Against Corruption. Corruption is intertwined in most of the challenges that today’s world faces – challenges Read more >

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Risk assessment – what is it and how does it help fight corruption?

11 Nov 2022, 10:14

Illustration: Storyset It is fair to say that many – if not the majority of – public servants do their work diligently and honestly, to the best of their abilities – nevertheless, government departments and institutions remain at high risk for corruption. The same applies to the private sector, especially in its engagements with public Read more >

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Who owns a bribe? And why does it matter?

19 Jun 2019, 13:18

By Rick MessickFirst published on the Global Anticorruption Blog A public servant who accepts a bribe can do with it as he or she pleases. Put it in a bank, sell it, give it away, or even bet it at the roulette table. What if the bribe-taker is caught, though, and government wants to recover Read more >

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Why does corruption in Africa continue to thrive?

10 Oct 2016, 11:45

By Anton du Plessis Corruption is the most neglected human rights violation of our time. It fuels injustice, inequality and deprivation, and is a major catalyst for migration and terrorism. In Africa, the social and political consequences of corruption rob nations of resources and potential, and drive inequality, resentment and radicalisation. Corruption cheats the continent’s governments of Read more >

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What can you do to fight corruption?

05 Jan 2016, 11:39

It’s a new year, and the fight against corruption goes on. It is tempting to feel discouraged, but if you thought there was nothing you as an individual could do, think again! Let 2016 be the year you stand up and say: “So far, and no farther.” While the problem might be so deeply entrenched Read more >