Game Over: Exposing the linkages between corruption, serious and organized crime in sport Despite increasing awareness, a significant gap remains in understanding the relationship between corruption in sports and organized crime. This report examines this issue in depth and underscores the need for collaboration to develop strategies against the infiltration of organized crime in sports. |
United by our common goals: ensuring the impact of sport on sustainable development and peace - Report of the Secretary-General
This report addresses the contribution of sport to the achievement of peace and the Sustainable Development Goals. Paragraphs 91 and 92 highlight the Programme on Safeguarding Sport as a key resource for assisting governments and sports organizations in enhancing their understanding and capabilities to prevent, detect, and address corruption and crime within the sports sector. Français (French) |
This report examines corruption-related risks faced by the FIFA World Cup 2026 and the 2028 Summer Olympic Games in Los Angeles and a clear road map of how these threats can be met. Español (Spanish) Also available as Electronic Book: |
Investigation of Cases of Competition Manipulation: A Practical Guide This guide has been developed to better inform and guide investigators and other practitioners and policymakers in instituting and conducting criminal or sports disciplinary investigations into suspected cases of competition manipulation. Español (Spanish) Français (French) Português (Portuguese) |
A practical guide to the prosecution of cases of competition manipulation This guide examines the challenges relating to prosecuting cases of competition manipulation and sets out a recommended framework for doing so, including a description of its components and details on how it should be used. Español (Spanish) Português (Portuguese) Français (French)
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IPACS Task Force 4 Tackling Bribery in Sport: An overview of relevant laws and standards This publication has been prepared by Task Force 4 of the International Partnership Against Corruption in Sport (IPACS), co-chaired by the United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime (UNODC) and the International Olympic Committee (IOC). The stocktaking of international bribery legislation is based on an extensive legal analysis of legislative provisions concerned with active and passive bribery in the public sector (articles 15 and 16 of the United Nations Convention against Corruption) and active and passive bribery in the private sector (article 21).
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G20 Accountability Report 2022 The 2022 Accountability Report focuses on the efforts of the Group to counter corruption in customs and tackle corruption in sport. The section on sport contains information on the good practices and challenges in the implementation of the G20 High-Level Principles on Tackling Corruption in Sport and presents possible ways forward on how to further enhance G20 members' responses to corruption in sport.
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Responses to the G20 Accountability Report 2022 Questionnaire The present document contains an overview of verbatim country responses received to the 2022 Accountability Report Questionnaire circulated by the Indonesian Presidency.
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Crime, corruption and wrongdoing in the transfer of football players and other athletes Building on the findings and recommendations of the UNODC Global Report, this advocacy paper examines the issues of crime and corruption in the transfer of athletes, with the aim of supporting governments, sports organizations and other relevant stakeholders in their efforts to prevent and combat crime and wrongdoing associated with the systems used for the transfer of athletes.
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UNODC Global Report on Corruption in Sport Offering for the first time a truly comprehensive look at corruption in sport, the Global Report on Corruption in Sport reveals the staggering scale, manifestation, and complexity of corruption and criminal networks in sport at international and national levels. Español (Spanish) Русский (Russian) Tiếng Việt (Vietnamese) ខ្មែរ (Khmer) Bahasa Melayu (Malay) ថៃ (Thai) Português (Portuguese) |
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UNGASS Side event on Safeguarding Sport from Corruption Side event on Safeguarding Sport from Corruption was organized on the margins of the special session of the United Nations General Assembly against corruption on June 2, 2021. The event served as a platform to raise awareness about the threats posed by corruption to sport, highlight and propose initiatives on how to overcome such threats. |
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Legal Approaches to Tackling the Manipulation of Sports Competitions The overall aim of this resource guide is to provide lawmakers, policymakers, prosecutors and other relevant officials with practical approaches, good practices and guidance to help tackle the threat posed to sport and to society by the manipulation of sports competitions and to enhance the credibility and transparency of sport. Tiếng Việt (Vietnamese) ລາວ (Lao) Bahasa Melayu (Malay) ខ្មែរ (Khmer) ภาษาไทย (Thai) Français (French)
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G20 High-Level Principles on Tackling Corruption in Sport In 2021, G20 High-Level Principles on Tackling Corruption in Sport were adopted under the Italian Presidency with the support of UNODC through its membership in the G20 Anti-Corruption Working Group.
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Ensuring that integrity is at the core of sport's response to the pandemic: Preventing corruption in sport and manipulation of competitions COVID-19 Policy Paper 2020
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Safeguarding Sport from Corruption Conference 2019 - Conference report The report from the international conference held on 3 and 4 September 2019.
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Safeguarding Sport from Corruption Conference 2019 Resources, materials and presentations from the international conference held on 3 and 4 September 2019. |
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Safeguarding Sport from Corruption Conference 2018 Resources, materials and presentations from the international conference held on 5 and 6 June 2018. |
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Reporting Mechanisms in Sport: A Practical Guide for Development and Implementation Albanian
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The United Nations Convention against Corruption: A Strategy for Safeguarding against Corruption in Major Public Events English
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Training Materials - Safeguarding against Corruption in Major Public Events Русский (Russian) |
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Criminalization approaches to combat match-fixing and illegal/irregular betting: a global perspective
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UNODC-IOC Model Criminal Law Provisions for the Prosecution of Competition Manipulation Booklet English
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UNODC-IOC Study: Criminal Law Provisions for the Prosecution of Competition Manipulation
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Resource Guide on Good Practices in the Investigation of Match-Fixing English
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National Anti-Corruption Strategies - A Practical Guide for Development and Implementation English
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An Anti-Corruption Ethics and Compliance Programme for Business: A Practical Guide English
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Integrity in Sport - Thematic Compilation of Prevention-related Information |
Safeguarding Sport from Corruption: Focus on the FIFA World Cup 2026 and the 2028 summer Olympics in Los Angeles