THEMATIC PROGRAMME
ACTION AGAINST CORRUPTION, ECONOMIC FRAUD & IDENTITY-RELATED CRIME (2012 – 2015)
Countering corruption by promoting transparency, integrity and accountability and by advancing equality, justice and development.
3 September 2012 Prepared by CEB/DTA Introduction...... 4 I. NATURE OF THE CHALLENGE - AN ANALYSIS OF CORRUPTION...... 5 Corruption - A crime against development and prosperity...... 5 Corruption - A crime against democracy, justice and the rule of law ...... 5 Corruption - A crime against the environment...... 6 Corruption - A crime against health...... 6 Corruption - A crime against education ...... 6 II. INTERNATIONAL LEGAL FRAMEWORK and MANDATES ...... 7 (A) THE UNITED NATIONS CONVENTION AGAINST CORRUPTION, THE CONFERENCE OF THE STATES PARTIES TO THE CONVENTION AND ITS SUBSIDIARY BODIES ...... 7 The United Nations Convention against Corruption ...... 7 The Conference of the States Parties to UNCAC...... 7 The Mechanism for the Review of Implementation of UNCAC and the Implementation Review Group ...... 8 Open-Ended Intergovernmental Working Group on Asset Recovery...... 10 Open-Ended Intergovernmental Working Group on Prevention ...... 11 Open-Ended Intergovernmental Expert Group Meetings on International Cooperation ...... 12 (B) MANDATES ON ACTION AGAINST CORRUPTION, ECONOMIC FRAUD AND IDENTITY- RELATED CRIME EMANATING FROM OTHER INTERGOVERNMENTAL BODIES...... 12 III. UNODC ORGANIZATIONAL CONTEXT and STRUCTURE...... 13 UNODC Strategic Frameworks for 2012-2013 and 2014-2015 ...... 13 UNODC Strategy for 2012-2015 ...... 13 UNODC organisational structure...... 14 Cooperation and synergies within UNODC headquarters ...... 15 Cooperation and synergies with UNODC field office network ...... 16 IV. GUIDING PRINCIPLES, SERVICES, TOOLS and PARTNERSHIPS...... 18 UNODC’S comparative advantage in the prevention of and fight against corruption ...... 18 (A) GUIDING PRINCIPLES ...... 18 (B) UNODC SERVICES - FOCUSING ON TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE NEEDS...... 19 (C) TOOLS, MANUALS AND PUBLICATIONS ...... 20 (D) PARTNERSHIPS ...... 22 UN system-wide coordination...... 23 Partnerships with other international and regional organizations...... 24 Partnerships with the private sector...... 24 Partnerships with civil society organizations ...... 25 Partnerships with the academia ...... 26 Partnerships with the media ...... 26 Partnerships with parliamentarians ...... 26 V. OPERATIONAL FRAMEWORK FOR 2012-2015...... 27 (A) OUTCOMES, OUTPUTS AND INDICATORS ...... 27 (B) GLOBAL PROGRAMMES / PROJECTS ADDRESSING CORRUPTION, ECONOMIC FRAUD AND IDENTITY-RELATED CRIME ...... 35 (C) HUMAN AND FINANCIAL RESOURCES FOR 2012-2013...... 40 Human resources ...... 40 Financial resources ...... 44 (D) EXTERNAL FACTORS / RISKS ...... 47 (E) MONITORING AND REPORTING ...... 47 (F) EVALUATION AND AUDITING ...... 48
Action against Corruption, Economic Fraud and Identity-related Crime Page 2 3 September 2012 – CEB/DTA Annex 1 – Relevant UNODC mandates established by the General Assembly and Economic and Social Council of the United Nations and by the Commission on Crime Prevention and Criminal Justice...... 50 General Assembly resolutions...... 50 Economic and Social Council resolutions ...... 50 Commission on Crime Prevention and Criminal Justice resolutions ...... 51 Annex 2 – Overview of technical assistance delivered by UNODC field offices to promote effective responses to corruption (as of July 2012)...... 52 Regional Programme for South Eastern Europe ...... 52 Regional Programme for Afghanistan and Neighbouring Countries ...... 53 Regional Programme for East Asia and the Pacific ...... 53 Regional Programme for South Asia ...... 54 Regional Programme for Central America ...... 54 Individual projects for Latin America and the Caribbean (not included under a Regional Programme)...... 54 Regional Programme for the Arab States ...... 55 Regional Programme for West Africa ...... 55 Regional Programme for Eastern Africa...... 55 Regional Programme for Southern Africa – Central African Region...... 55