Corruption is a crime against sport. It poses a serious threat to the integrity of sports and to its social and economic benefits.
Manifestations of corruption in sport include fraud, money-laundering, abuse of authority, competition manipulation, illegal betting, wrongdoing during the organization and delivery of sports events, the transfer of athletes, and the ownership of sports organizations, often with transnational characteristics.
The UNODC Programme on Safeguarding Sport from Corruption and Economic Crime was established in 2017 as part of the UNODC Global Programme against Corruption. It aims to support governments, sports organizations, and relevant stakeholders to tackle corruption and economic crime in sport.
The Programme seeks to achieve this by implementing activities that:
The Programme on Safeguarding Sport from Corruption and Economic Crime has supported over 8500 officials and representatives of governments, sports organizations and related stakeholders from over 130 countries to tackle corruption and economic crime in sport.
This has included over:
Learn more about the Programme in the tabs below.
This section contains information on the legal and policy frameworks related to corruption an economic crime in sport.
Latest activities and initiatives related to corruption in sport which UNODC is involved in.
Tools and guides related to tackling corruption and economic crime in sport.
Here you can read more about UNODC’s partnerships.
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Learn more about UNODC’s Programme on Safeguarding Sport from Corruption and Economic Crime.
