The African Center for Governance, Asset Recovery, and Sustainable Development has made a significant contribution to the global fight against corruption, with its written submission selected and published on the UNCAC Implementation Review Group’s First Resumed Fifteenth Session webpage.

The position paper highlights the crucial role of civil society in anti-corruption efforts, particularly in asset recovery and return. This is in tandem with international, regional conventions and Resolution 10/6, ‘Atlanta 2023’, which emphasizes the importance of asset recovery, international cooperation, and civil society involvement in combating corruption, stressing the need for transparency and accountability throughout the process.

In June 2024, our organization, in collaboration with CLEEN Foundation, developed a Guideline for Civil Society Organizations in the Management and Monitoring of Proceeds of Crime. The guideline outlines the need and role of civil societies to promote transparency and accountability.

We reaffirm our commitment to combat corruption and promote sustainable development.

To access our written submission, click: https://track.unodc.org/uploads/documents/UNCAC/WorkingGroups/ImplementationReviewGroup/28Aug-6Sep2024/NGO/CAC-COSP-IRG-2024-NGO-9.pdf

To access the full list of resolutions, visit: UNODC (2023) CoSP10: Resolutions and Decisions, United Nations : Office on Drugs and Crime. Available at: https://www.unodc.org/corruption/en/cosp/conference/session10-resolutions.html (Accessed: 3 September 2024).

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The African Center for Governance, Asset Recovery, and Sustainable Development (“the African Center”) is an independent, civil society organization headquartered in Abuja, Nigeria. We collaborate with national governments, international and regional organizations, and non-governmental organizations to promote good governance, sustainable development, and the rule of law. Read more: https://lnkd.in/dhAxzGEr

More information on our work can be found on our website: www.africancenterdev.org

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