United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime (UNODC)
Outreach and Communication Program for the United Nations Convention Against Corruption (UNCAC)
| Country of implementation | Global |
| Duration (in years): | 3 years |
| USD (million): | 0.75 M |
| Registered as: | International Organization, Austria |
Project-Summary
This project aims to support private actors’ integrity efforts by educating present and future generations of business and public leaders and better informing the corporate community of the UN Convention against Corruption (UNCAC).
The project seeks to enhance companies’ knowledge of how UNCAC can make a difference in their daily work both internally and in their interaction with public counterparts, and to encourage the business community to turn their anti-corruption commitments into action by bringing their integrity programmes in line with the universal principles of UNCAC. The project also seeks to support learning institutions which have come to realize that they do have a role to play in preparing the next generation of public and business leaders to the challenge of making right and ethical decisions.
This will be achieved by:
- Creating and disseminating a structured outreach and communication program that combines a global perspective with local
contexts, reaching out to private companies, particularly the UN Global Compact business participants - Developing a comprehensive academic learning course on UNCAC and its implication for public administrators and private operators to be embedded in curricula of business, law and public administration schools
Description of Integrity Partner
UNODC is mandated to assist Member States in their efforts to fight illicit drugs, crime and terrorism through:
- Field-based technical cooperation projects to enhance the capacity of Member States
- Research and analytical work to increase knowledge and understanding of drugs and crime issues and expand the evidence base for policy and operational decisions
- Normative work to assist States in the ratification and implementation of the relevant international treaties, the development of domestic legislation on drugs, crime and terrorism, and the provision of secretariat and substantive services to the treaty-based and governing bodies
In its resolution 58/4 of October 31, 2003, the UN General Assembly adopted the UN Convention against Corruption. The Convention entered into force on December 14, 2005 and to date has been ratified by 150 Member States and the European Union. A Conference of the States Parties has been established by the Convention to promote and review its implementation. UNODC is the guardian of the Convention and the Secretariat of the Conference of the States Parties. The Convention is the legal instrument underlying the UN Global Compact’s 10th Principle against Corruption.
This project is supported by Siemens as part of the Siemens Integrity Initiative.
Source: Project profile provided by the Integrity Partner
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