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The Terms of Reference for the UNCAC Review Mechanism agreed by the Conference of States Parties in November 2009 call for a review mechanism that is "transparent, efficient, non-intrusive, inclusive and impartial".1 They also provide in paragraph 28 that "The State party under review shall endeavour to prepare its responses to the comprehensive self-assessment checklist through broad consultations at the national level with all relevant stakeholders, including the private sector, individuals and groups outside the public sector". They further provide in paragraph 30 that "States parties are encouraged to facilitate engagement with all relevant national stakeholders in the course of a country visit". Because of the importance of the UNCAC review process and taking into account the provisions in UNCAC on civil society participation and transparency and the Terms of Reference provisions on a transparent and inclusive process, many national civil society organizations have prepared or are currently preparing reports to evaluate the country review process and country compliance with UNCAC standards. Some of these reports have been produced in the first and second years of the review process as part of a United Nations Democracy Fund (UNDEF)-funded project on enhancing civil society’s role in monitoring corruption. Twelve organizations produced such reports in 2011 reviewing country performance in the review process and compliance with selected articles in UNCAC chapters III and IV as well as an Overview report prepared by Transparency International and the UNCAC Coalition. A collection of civil society reports will be posted online during the week of 24 -28 October 2011.Year 1 of first review cycle (2010 – 2011)
Year 2 of first review cycle (2011 – 2012)
1 Resolution 3/1 Review mechanism, Annex 1 Terms of reference of the Mechanism for the Review of Implementation of the United Nations Convention against Corruption, adopted at the 3rd Conference of States Parties, 9 – 13 November 2009 |
