CANON · REGULATION / UNCAC

UN Convention Against Corruption

DefinedTerm · Legislation

UN Convention Against Corruption (2003) — ratified by 190 states. Requires transparent public procurement, auditable project records, beneficial ownership disclosure, and anti-bribery controls for all public works. Development banks (World Bank, IMF, AfDB) use UNCAC compliance as a precondition for infrastructure lending. Sanctions for proven diversion of project funds include blacklisting from future lending.

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LEGISLATION IDENTIFIER: UNCAC (UN General Assembly A/58/422)
LEGISLATION JURISDICTION: Global / Multilateral
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EXTERNAL REFERENCE: https://www.unodc.org/unodc/en/corruption/uncac.html
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