A number of governance indicators reveal that corruption remains a significant obstacle to development in several countries of the region.
Corruption is encountered throughout the process of harvesting and manufacturing illegal wood-based products, migrant smuggling and working illegally, among other crimes. Corruption of public officials helps to fuel human trafficking and child sex tourism.
What we do:
The UN Convention Against Corruption (UNCAC) provides a comprehensive framework to strengthen anti-corruption programmes in the region. Following the Convention's provisions, all countries in the region need to undergo a review of compliance composed of two review cycles.
The first review cycle covers chapters III (criminalization and law enforcement) and IV (international cooperation) of the Convention, while the second review cycle concerns chapters II (preventive measures) and V (asset recovery). Each State party is reviewed by two other States, with at least one of them being from the regional group of the State party under review. The complete list of reviewed countries, with respective report and executive summary, is available here.
Effective anti-corruption efforts require a whole-of-government and society approach, including different sectors and branches of the government, civil society groups and the private sector. Public engagement often makes a real difference.
Ongoing support to developing national and regional capacities to prevent and effectively address corruption remains an important priority for UNODC.
Overview
Find out more about UNODC's ongoing support to Member States to develop national and regional capacities to prevent and effectively address corruption. [Read more]
resources
Click here to access our latest publications, reports, research and other updates on our work on anti-corruption. [Read more]
activities
Discover more about UNODC's current work to fight corruption in the Southeast Asia and Pacific region. [Read more]
uncac
The Convention is the first and unique global legally binding anti-corruption instrument. It introduces a comprehensive set of standards, measures and rules to fight corruption. [Read more]
