The Coalition of Civil Society Friends of the UNCAC was established in early 2006 and is committed to promoting the ratification, implementation and monitoring of the landmark UN Convention against Corruption (UNCAC) - the first global anti-corruption treaty, adopted by the UN General Assembly in October 2003. Over 50 international and national CSOs have already joined the Coalition. They include Transparency International (TI), UNICORN, Oxfam, Article 19, Global Witness, International Council on Human Rights Policy, Institute for Security Studies in South Africa and others.