United Nations Convention Against Corruption (UNCAC)

The United Nations Convention Against Corruption (UNCAC) was adopted by the United Nations General Assembly by resolution 58/4 of 31 October 2003. It entered into force on 14 December 2005.

The purposes of this Convention are

• to promote and strengthen measures to prevent and combat corruption more efficiently and effectively;
• to promote, facilitate and support international cooperation and technical assistance in the prevention of and fight against corruption, including in asset recovery;
• to promote integrity, accountability and proper management of public affairs and public property.

To combat corruption it includes measures on

• prevention;
• criminalisation;
• international cooperation;
• asset recovery.

For further information, see also

• legislative guide for the implementation of UNCAC
• note on 'technical assistance' prepared by the UN Secretariat for the First Conferences of States Parties to the United Nations Convention Against Corruption
  
• Chapter V of UNCAC on Asset Recovery
• Article 52 of UNCAC on the prevention and detection of transfers of proceeds of crime