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June 9th, 2021 The first ever Special Session of the United Nations General Assembly (UNGASS) devoted to the Challenges and Measures to Prevent and combat Corruption and Strengthen International Cooperation was held in a hybrid format in New York from 2 to 4 June. During the opening plenary session on 2 June, Justice Minister Marta Cartabia, in a passage of her intervention by remote, stressed that ' corruption is a global threat that tests our societies and economies, hindering sustainable economic growth and distorting competition in the market, undermining the rule of law and trust between...

The first ever UN General Assembly special session against corruption announced on Thursday the launch of a new global network to “develop a quick, agile and efficient tool for combatting cross-border corruption offences.”

G7 UNGASS statement From: 2 June 2021 We, the G7 Ministers, recognize that corruption is a pressing global challenge. As the UN Convention against Corruption notes, corruption threatens the stability and security of societies, undermining the institutions and values of democracy, ethical values and justice, and jeopardizing sustainable development and the rule of law. Corruption presents serious threats for individuals and societies and often enables other forms of crime, including organized crime and economic crime, including money laundering. These threats have been heightened by COVID-...

Date Time G7 UNGASS statement We, the G7 Ministers, recognize that corruption is a pressing global challenge. As the UN Convention against Corruption notes, corruption threatens the stability and security of societies, undermining the institutions and values of democracy, ethical values and justice, and jeopardizing sustainable development and the rule of law. Corruption presents serious threats for individuals and societies and often enables other forms of crime, including organized crime and economic crime, including money laundering. These threats have been heightened by COVID-19. As the w...

Date Time G20 ACWG Accountability Report 2021 Among the recurrent exercises of the G20 Anti-Corruption Working Group (ACWG), the Accountability Report is a fundamental tool for monitoring the implementation of previous commitments at national level. The Anti-Corruption Working Group is not based on a multilateral Convention: therefore, the Forum does not provide for formal peer review mechanisms. Assessing the level of implementation of Principles and Guidelines is therefore based on a voluntary exercise called “Accountability Report”. In the past, the exercise covered all areas of action...