Publications - United Nations Economic and Social Council & General Assembly

Report of the Economic and Social Council 2019 Session

This is the Report of the Economic and Social Council 2019 session (New York, 26 July 2018–24 July 2019). ... Read more

Note: This document discusses anti-corruption measures in sports.

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Year of publication: 2019

Report of the Economic and Social Council for 2015

This is the Report of the Economic and Social Council for 2015, Seventieth Session Supplement No. 3. ... Read more

Note: This document discusses anti-corruption measures to strengthen public administration.

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Year of publication: 2015

Report of the Economic and Social Council for 2014

The present report is a preliminary version of the report of the Economic and Social Council for the period from January to July 2014. The section on the coordination and management meetings to be held on 17 and 18 November 2014 will be issued as an addendum to the present report. The entire report will be issued in final form as Official Records of the General Assembly, Sixty-ninth Session, Supplement No. 3 (A/69/3/Rev.1). ... Read more

Note: This document discusses anti-corruption measures to combat transnational crimes.

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Year of publication: 2014

Commission for Social Development. Report on the Fifty-Seventh Session

The fifty-seventh session of the Commission for Social Development was held on 7 February 2018 and from 11 to 21 February 2019, with the priority theme of “Addressing inequalities and challenges to social inclusion through fiscal, wage and social protection policies”. The Commission also reviewed relevant United Nations plans and programmes of action pertaining to the situation of social groups, the social dimensions of the New Partnership for Africa’s Development and the emerging issue: “The empowerment of people affected by natural and manmade disasters to reduce ... Read more

Note: This document discusses ratification, review and implementation of the United Nations Convention against Corruption (UNCAC).

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Year of publication: 2019

Committee of Experts on Public Administration Report on the Eighteenth Session

The Committee of Experts on Public Administration held its eighteenth session at United Nations Headquarters in New York from 8 to 12 April 2019, with the overall theme “Building strong institutions for equal and inclusive societies”. A key message of the session was that building equal and inclusive societies and leaving no one behind require addressing the deep inequalities that exist in many ... Read more

Note: This document discusses anti-corruption measures to strengthen public administration.

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Year of publication: 2019

Special Edition: Progress towards the Sustainable Development Goals. Report of the Secretary General

The present report on progress towards the Sustainable Development Goals is submitted in response to the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development (General Assembly resolution 70/1). As the first cycle of the implementation and review of the Sustainable Development Goals comes to a close and Member States prepare for the high-level political forum in July and five major meetings focused on sustainable ... Read more

Note: This document discusses integrating anti-corruption measures in governance and public policy.

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Year of publication: 2019

Report of the Special Rapporteur on the Independence of Judges and Lawyers

This report of the Special Rapporteur addresses two aspects of the phenomenon of corruption: judicial corruption; and combating corruption through the judicial system. ... Read more

Note: This document discusses recommendations to combat judicial corruption.

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Year of publication: 2012

Report of the Special Rapporteur on the Promotion and Protection of the Right to Freedom of Opinion and Expression

In the report, submitted in accordance with Human Rights Council resolution 25/2, the Special Rapporteur on the promotion and protection of the right to freedom of opinion and expression addresses the protection of sources of information and whistle-blowers. Everyone enjoys the right to ... Read more

Note: This document discusses recommendations to develop protection mechanisms for whistle-blowers.

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Year of publication: 2015

Report of the Special Rapporteur on Adequate Housing as a Component of the Right to an Adequate Standard of Living, and on the Right to Non-discrimination in this Context

In the present report, the Special Rapporteur examines the issue of the right to housing for residents of informal settlements and the commitment made by States to upgrade such settlements by 2030. Nearly one quarter of the world’s urban population lives in informal settlements or encampments, most in ... Read more

Note: This document provides recommendation to avoid corruption in the upgrading of slums.

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Year of publication: 2018

Report of the Special Rapporteur of the Human Rights Council on the Sale of Children, Child Prostitution and Child Pornography

The present report is submitted pursuant to General Assembly resolution 70/137. The Special Rapporteur describes the activities undertaken in relation to the discharge of her mandate since her previous report to the Assembly (A/70/222). She also provides a study containing an analysis of the sale ... Read more

Note: This document discusses recommendations to strengthen governance structures to limit corruption.

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Year of publication: 2016

Report of the Special Rapporteur on the Implications for Human Rights of the Environmentally Sound Management and Disposal of Hazardous Substances and Wastes

In the present thematic report to the General Assembly, submitted pursuant to Human Rights Council resolution 36/15, the Special Rapporteur on the implications for human rights of the environmentally sound management and disposal of hazardous substances and wastes, Baskut Tuncak, takes the ... Read more

Note: This document recommends anti-corruption measures to protect the integrity of science.

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Year of publication: 2019

Interim Report of the Special Rapporteur on the Right of Everyone to the Enjoyment of the Highest Attainable Standard of Physical and Mental Health

The Secretary-General has the honour to transmit to the General Assembly the report of the Special Rapporteur on the right of everyone to the enjoyment of the highest attainable standard of physical and mental health, Dainius Pūras, submitted in accordance with Human Rights Council resolutions 6/29 and 33/9. ... Read more

Note: This document discusses anti-corruption measures in the health sector.

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Year of publication: 2019

Report of the Special Rapporteur on the Right of Everyone to the Enjoyment of the Highest Attainable Standard of Physical and Mental Health

Corruption can have a devastating effect on good governance, the rule of law, development and the equitable enjoyment of all human rights, including the right to health. In many countries health care is among the most corrupt sectors, threatening the sustainability of health-care systems worldwide. Corruption ... Read more

Note: This document discusses anti-corruption measures in the health sector.

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Year of publication: 2017

Report of the Special Rapporteur on the Promotion and Protection of the Right to Freedom of Opinion and Expression

In the report, submitted in accordance with Human Rights Council resolution 25/2, the Special Rapporteur on the promotion and protection of the right to freedom of opinion and expression addresses the protection of sources of information and whistle-blowers. Everyone enjoys the right to ... Read more

Note: This document recommends protection mechanisms for whistle-blowers.

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Year of publication: 2015

Report of the Special Rapporteur on the Rights to Freedom of Peaceful Assembly and of Association

It is widely recognized that an active and unfettered civil society is essential to development and poverty eradication efforts. Notwithstanding this importance, there continues to be a worrying trend of closing civic space in many countries across the world. While this trend has negatively affected people ... Read more

Note: This document discusses the role of civil society in combating corruption.

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Year of publication: 2019

Report of the Special Rapporteur on the Situation of Human Rights Defenders

Notwithstanding the endorsement by the Human Rights Council of the Guiding Principles on Business and Human Rights (A/HRC/17/31, annex), there continues to be a worrying lack of accountability for the adverse human rights impacts of business activities. While human rights defenders seek to expose ... Read more

Note: This document discusses the protection of human rights defenders in combating corruption.

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Year of publication: 2017

Report of the Special Rapporteur on the Situation of Human Rights Defenders

The present report highlights the situation of environmental human rights defenders. In his report, the Special Rapporteur raises alarm about the increasing and intensifying violence against them. He makes recommendations to various stakeholders in order to reverse this worrying trend and to empower and ... Read more

Note: This document discusses the protection of human rights defenders in combating corruption.

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Year of publication: 2016

Report of the Special Rapporteur on the Situation of Human Rights Defenders

The present report is the second submitted to the General Assembly by the Special Rapporteur on the situation of human rights defenders. In this report, submitted in accordance with Human Rights Council resolutions 7/8 and 16/5, he provides an overview of his activities during the period under ... Read more

Note: This document discusses the protection of human rights defenders in combating corruption.

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Year of publication: 2015

Committee of Experts on Public Administration. Report on the Fifteenth Session

The present report contains the main findings and recommendations of the Committee of Experts on Public Administration at its fifteenth session. The Committee addressed the issue of transforming public institutions to facilitate inclusive policy formulation and integration in the implementation and monitoring of the Sustainable Development Goals, with an emphasis on moving from commitments to ... Read more

Note: This document discusses anti-corruption measures to strengthen public administration.

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Year of publication: 2016

Preventing and Combating Corrupt Practices and the transfer of Proceeds of Corruption, facilitating Asset Recovery and returning such Assets to Legitimate Owners, in particular to Countries of Origin, in accordance with the United Nations Convention against Corruption

This is the resolution adopted by the General Assembly on 17 December 2018 during the Seventy-third session. ... Read more

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Year of publication: 2019

The Question of the Protection of Whistle-Blowers

Corruption is a universal scourge that affects almost all the 193 States Members of the United Nations and is one of the obstacles to the achievement of the Sustainable Development Goals. Combating this phenomenon requires, inter alia, implementation and strict monitoring of whistle-blowing systems. This note describes some features of these systems and, in view of their importance, recommends that the ... Read more

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Year of publication: 2018

Preventing and Combating Corrupt Practices and the transfer of Proceeds of Corruption, facilitating Asset Recovery and returning such Assets to Legitimate Owners, in particular to Countries of Origin, in accordance with the United Nations Convention against Corruption

This is the resolution adopted by the General Assembly on 19 December 2016 during the Seventy-first session. ... Read more

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Year of publication: 2017

Enhancing efforts to use Good Governance to Prevent, Expose and Deal with Corruption: Two Essential Measures

In the present paper, corruption is described as a worldwide phenomenon that affects all countries, as one of the most significant impediments to the achievement of the Sustainable Development Goals and as undermining democracy, respect for the rule of law, economic progress and the trust of citizens in public institutions. A number of tax havens and offshore financial companies, as well as onshore banks, are ... Read more

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Year of publication: 2016

Report of the Special Rapporteur on the Independence of Judges and Lawyers

The Special Rapporteur emphasizes the vital importance of the United Nations Convention against Corruption and the fact that, as a key tool for addressing corruption, the Convention should also be considered a basic international instrument for protecting human rights. ... Read more

Note: This document discusses recommendations to combat judicial corruption.

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Year of publication: 2017