Regional Anti-Corruption Platform for Central America

Thematic priorities

Systems of integrity
Public procurement
Prevention of corruption in the private sector
Corruption reporting and whistle-blower and witness protection
Investigation, prosecution, and international cooperation in corruption cases

The Regional Anti-Corruption Platform for Central America brings together public officials across the region, facilitating the sharing of experiences to accelerate the implementation of the United Nations Convention against Corruption and regional instruments such as the Inter-American Convention against Corruption (IACAC).

The platform was launched in April 2023 at a regional conference in Roatan, Honduras, that resulted in the adoption of a three-year road map as a guiding framework to advance anti-corruption efforts in the region. Civil society and the private sector were involved in the discussions that led to the development of the road map.

2023-2025 Road Map for Central America

This document is the main outcome of the regional conference on fast-tracking the implementation of the UN Convention against Corruption (April 2023, Honduras), containing regional commitments and recommendations in five thematic areas.

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Priority areas as defined in the 2023-2025 Road Map for Central America

Objective 1: Advance in the construction of national integrity systems to strengthen the countries' institutional frameworks
Objective 2: Implement mechanisms for cooperation and exchange of information on corruption risk management at the regional level
Objective 3: Strengthen the culture of regional integrity

Objective 1: Strengthen transparency and integrity in public procurement systems
Objective 2: Strengthen the regulatory and institutional framework and technological infrastructure of public procurement systems
Objective 3: Promote strategies and incentives that allow for the collaboration of the private sector in the prevention of and fight against corruption, within the framework of public contracting

Objective 1: Encourage the generation and implementation of integrity and compliance policies in the private sector
Objective 2: Establish and ensure the application of liability of legal persons for acts of corruption
Objective 3: Promote due diligence and beneficial ownership identification

Objective 1: Adopt measures to encourage and strengthen the receipt of effective and good-faith reports
Objective 2: Ensure comprehensive protection mechanisms through appropriate measures to protect whistle-blowers and witnesses

Objective 1: Strengthen investigative and prosecutorial capacities in the management of complex corruption cases to reduce impunity
Objective 2: Promote international judicial cooperation to obtain effective results in the investigation and prosecution of corruption cases
Objective 3: Strengthen regional coordination for the investigation, recovery, and return of assets derived from acts of corruption

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United Nations

Office on Drugs and Crime

Corruption and Economic Crime Branch

Regional Anti-Corruption Platform for Central America

Thematic priorities

2023-2025 Road Map for Central America

Priority areas as defined in the 2023-2025 Road Map for Central America

Priority area 1: Systems of Integrity

Priority area 2: Public Procurement

Priority area 3: Corruption Prevention in the Private Sector

Priority area 4: Corruption reporting and whistle-blower and witness protection

Priority area 5: Investigation, prosecution, and international cooperation in corruption cases

United Nations

Office on Drugs and Crime

Corruption and Economic Crime Branch

Regional Anti-Corruption Platform for Central America

6 participating countries

Thematic priorities

2023-2025 Road Map for Central America

Priority areas as defined in the 2023-2025 Road Map for Central America

Priority area 1: Systems of Integrity

Priority area 2: Public Procurement

Priority area 3: Corruption Prevention in the Private Sector

Priority area 4: Corruption reporting and whistle-blower and witness protection

Priority area 5: Investigation, prosecution, and international cooperation in corruption cases