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Anti-Corruption Conventions in Africa: What Civil Society Can Do to Make Them Work

Part of a regional series on civil society action in anti-corruption conventions, this guide focuses on the two principal anti-corruption conventions in Africa – the African Union (AU) anti-corruption convention and the United Nations Convention Against Corruption (UNCAC).

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Anti-Corruption Conventions in the Americas: What civil society can do to make them work

Designed to make conventions more accessible to civil society organisations, this easy-to-read guide provides an overview of two anti-corruption conventions in the Americas: the Inter-American Convention Against Corruption and the United Nations Convention Against Corruption. The publication shows how to promote national ratification, implementation and monitoring.

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Anti-Corruption Conventions in the Middle East and North Africa: What Civil Society Can Do to Make Them Work

Part of a regional series on civil society action in anti-corruption conventions, TI published a handbook to help civil society better engage in promoting and monitoring conventions in the Middle East and North Africa.

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Group of Eight Progress Report 2007 - Assessment of the G8’s fight against corruption : Rhetoric exceeds action

This report assesses the progress made to date by G8 governments on five important commitments and finds that, in too many cases, rhetoric exceeds reality. The G8 Progress Report is a ‘call to action’ for the G8 to do more to fulfil its promises and to report back on progress at the 2008 Summit.

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Group of Eight Progress Report 2008 - An Assessment of G8 Action on Anti-Corruption Commitments : Time for Accountability

TI's G8 National Chapter Working Group issues an annual progress report assessing progress on the the G8 anti-corruption commitments expressed in successive summit communiqués since 2002. The G8 Progress Report scrutinises how successful the leaders of the world's most industrialised nations have been in keeping their word on issues ranging from tackling foreign bribery to ratifying and implementing international conventions.

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Group of Eight Progress Report 2009 : an assessment of G8 action on anti-corruption commitments

The G8 Progress Report is an annual TI review of G8 implementation of existing instruments. In its third edition, TI declares G8 performance on key anti-corruption commitments inadequate, and calls on G8 governments to fulfil promptly their commitment to “make every effort to pursue maximum country participation and swift and resolute implementation” with respect to existing commitments.

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Integridad Pública en América Latina: ¿Contribuye el marco legal latinoamericano a que los funcionarios sean íntegros? ¿Coincide la práctica con la ley? - Informe de cumplimiento

Basándose en las disposiciones de la Convención Interamericana contra la Corrupción y la Convención de las Naciones Unidas contra la Corrupción, se llevó a cabo un estudio en 9 países para analizar: las normas para prevenir conflictos de interés, los sistemas para la declaración de patrimonio de funcionarios públicos, y los mecanismos de denuncia y protección a los denunciantes. Para esto se analizó la existencia de normativa que regula estas materias, percepción sobre su implementación y la existencia de información estadística que así lo demuestre.

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Integrity in Public Procurement - Good practice from A to Z (OECD Report)

What role can civil society play in tackling corruption in public procurement, where governments and state-owned firms buy goods and services from the private sector? According to a recent report from the Organisation for Economic Development and Co-operation (OECD), civil society is a key actor for shedding light on the procurement process and monitoring its integrity. Civil society, as a third, independent party in the public procurement process significantly contributes to its credibility amongst stakeholders and the wider public.
The OECD’s publication - Integrity in public procurement: Good practice from A to Z- portrays numerous practical examples of measures that should be taken into account by governments when embracing anti-corruption strategies in public procurement. The contents of this publication received input from Transparency International’s advisors in public contracting.

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Policy Note No 01/2009 - Transparency is Key in the UNCAC Review Mechanism

One key issue to be resolved for the UN Convention against Corruption (UNCAC) is the transparency of the proposed review process. Of particular concern is whether individual country reports and recommendations will be made public. The outcome on this issue is of major importance to the credibility of the review process and of the Convention itself.

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Policy Note No 02/2009 - Civil Society Participation is Essential for UNCAC Review

Civil society participation is essential to ensure the credibility of the review process that is being proposed for the UN Convention against Corruption (UNCAC). With discussions underway by Convention signatories about the structure of the process, it is critical that they support and endorse the role of civil society in reviewing UNCAC implementation.

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Policy Position No. 01/2008 Effectively Monitoring the United Nations Convention against Corruption (UNCAC)

The UN Convention against Corruption (UNCAC) provides a comprehensive global framework for combating corruption. While the convention’s adoption marks a watershed, its ratification does not guarantee compliance.

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Prohibiting Bribe Payments to Foreign Political Parties: The La Pietra Recommendations

These recommendations were developed at a meeting organized by TI at the Villa La Pietra, Florence. The purpose of the meeting was to review issues relating to corruption and political party financing, particularly in the context of the OECD Convention on Combating Bribery of Foreign Public Officials in International Business Transactions. A special supplement contains six case studies of political party bribery.

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Report on Follow-up Process for UN Conventions Against Corruption- 2006

This report is the outcome of TI’s Study Group on a Follow-up Process for UNCAC to develop ideas for consideration by the Conference of State Parties.

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Status and Challenges of the Implementation of the Inter-American Convention against Corruption

This reports examines the degree to which the State Parties to the IACC have implemented the convention as well as civil society involvement. It also identifies the major challenges lying ahead and proposes strategies to overcome them.

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TI Recommendations for Review Mechanism for UN Convention Against Corruption - 2007

Transparency International (TI) today called on governments to give priority to the fight against corruption and to reach consensus on concrete proposals to review whether countries covered by the UN Convention against Corruption (UNCAC) are taking sufficient action to fulfil their commitments.

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Transparency International Progress Report 2005: Enforcement of the OECD Anti-Bribery Convention

This Progress Report is the first in a TI program of annual assessments of the enforcement of the OECD Convention. It provides a benchmark for measuring progress made in future years. It approaches monitoring from a different perspective and presents a nongovernmental assessment of enforcement of the OECD Convention. It is based on information provided by TI national chapters in twenty-four OECD signatory states, which represent about ninety-five percent of OECD exports.

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Transparency International Progress Report 2006: Enforcement of the OECD Anti-Bribery Convention

This is the second TI Progress Report on OECD Convention Enforcement and examines the enforcement performance of 31 of the 36 countries that have ratified the OECD Convention on Combating Bribery of Foreign Public Officials. TI's progressreports are intended to provide an annual assessment of government performance. Enforcement of the OECD Convention is crucially important to the fight against international corruption.

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Transparency International Progress Report 2007: Enforcement of the OECD Anti-Bribery Convention

This is the third progress report on the enforcement of the OECD Convention on Combating Bribery of Foreign Public Officials in International Business Transactions prepared by Transparency International (TI). It examines the enforcement performance of 34 of the 37 countries that have ratified the OECD Anti-Bribery Convention.

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Transparency International Progress Report 2008: Enforcement of the OECD Anti-Bribery Convention

Transparency International (TI) Progress Report tracks the enforcement status of OECD Convention on Combating Bribery of Foreign Public Officials in International Business Transactions (also known as OECD Anti-Bribery Convention) in signatory countries. This year saw the 4th report, documenting the advances and obstacles in convention implementation.

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Transparency International Progress Report 2009: Enforcement of the OECD Anti-Bribery Convention

This is the fifth annual Progress Report on Enforcement of the OECD Convention prepared by Transparency International. The 2009 report covers 36 of the 38 parties. It shows that enforcement has been extremely uneven. There is active enforcement in only four countries and little or no enforcement in 21 of the parties. Increased efforts are also needed in countries with moderate enforcement because their level of enforcement is not high enough to provide effective deterrence.

ISBN: 978-3-935711-31-9

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UN Convention against Corruption: Recommendations for a Review Mechanism

This report provides TI’s latest recommendations for the establishment of an effective review mechanism for the UN Convention against Corruption.

ISBN: 978-3-935711-19-7

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Understanding the African Union Convention on prevention and combating corruption and related offences

This publication is designed to encourage ordinary Africans to participate meaningfully in pressuring their governments to ratify the African Union Convention. It covers the features of the Convention, the obligations of state parties, the rights of individuals, civil society, the media and issues related to trials of corruption.

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Working Paper No 03/2008 Using the OECD Guidelines to Tackle Corporate Corruption

The Guidelines for Multinational Enterprises, adopted by the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD), provide a set of corrupt accountability standards that offer great potential for civil society to effectively combat private sector corruption

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