28 September 2015

The 16th International Anti-Corruption Conference (IACC) took place in Putrajaya, Malaysia, from the 2nd – 4th September 2015.  UNDP, as one of the major organizing partners of the IACC, was well represented as the majority of participants from the UNDP Global Dialogue joined the IACC. UNDP played a crucial role at the conference. Mr. Patrick Keuleers, Director/Chief of Profession of Governance and Peace-building Cluster of the Bureau for Policy and Programme Support represented UNDP in the opening panel of the IACC titled “Ending Impunity: People, Integrity, Action”.

UNDP also co-organized the following workshops with various partners: (1) Corruption-Free Development? Ensuring a Transparent Monitoring Framework Post-2015, (2) Assessing Corruption Risks in the Judiciary: What Role for the Community? (3) Collective Action against Corruption, and (4) Beyond Confrontation: Exploring Women’s Empowerment and Partnership Strategies to Increase Transparency and Accountability. Both the plenary and workshops were well-attended.  The Conference, which brought together nearly 1,200 people from 130 countries, ended with the Putrajaya Declaration: Zero Tolerance for Impunity.The next IACC is decided to be held in Panama City in 2016. For UNDP’s participation at the IACC, Click here to view pictures.

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UNDP, through its Global Anti-corruption Initiative (GAIN), continues to lead the discourse on anti-corruption by bringing members of the anti-corruption community together, through its biennial Global Anti-Corruption Policy and Programme Dialogue on Anti-corruption to exchange experiences, knowledge and expertise with one another. The 6^th Global Dialogue was held from 31 August to 1 September2015 in Putrajaya, Malaysia, in conjunction the 16th International Anti-Corruption Conference(IACC). The first day of the dialogue focused on policy issues such as positioning anti-corruption in the context of the post-2015 development agenda while the second day targeted anti-corruption programming including priorities, partnerships, resources, and results.

The Global Dialogue gathered about 100 participants from UNDP (more than 50 country offices, UNDP Regional Hubs in Addis Ababa, Amman, Bangkok, Istanbul and Panama, and UNDP global anti-corruption team), network of programme partners such as UNODC, UNESCO, WHO, OECD, Transparency International, Integrity Action, Global Integrity, Huairou Commission, U4, and key development partners such as Australia, Norad, SIDA, GIZ, DFID, and the U.S. State Department. The quality of discussion at the Global Dialogue strengthened UNDP’scapacity on anti-corruption and built confidence with donor and programme partners.

· Click here to view uploaded pictures from the Global Dialogue, GAIN Advisory Board meeting and the IACC on Flickr.

· Click here to view the video shown during the opening session

· Click here to view presentations from the Global Dialogue

For more information, please contact GAIN@undp.org. UNDP Staff and dialogue participants can access more information on the UNDP Teamworks Event Space.

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