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.

Year 1 of first review cycle (2010 – 2011)

• Argentina Executive Summary Full Report
• Bangladesh Executive Summary Full Report
• Brazil Executive Summary Full Report
• Bulgaria Executive Summary Full Report Report in Bulgarian
• Chile Executive Summary Full Report
• Lithuania Executive Summary Full Report Report in Lithuanian
• Mongolia Executive Summary Full Report
• Morocco Executive Summary Full Report
• Peru Executive Summary Full Report Report in Spanish
• Ukraine Executive Summary Full Report Report in Ukranian
• United States of America Executive Summary Full Report
• Zambia Executive Summary Full Report
• Overview Report Executive Summary Full Report Report in French

Year 2 of first review cycle (2011 – 2012)

• Colombia Executive Summary Full Report
• Nicaragua Executive Summary Full Report
• Panama Executive Summary Full Report
• Papua New Guinea Executive Summary Full Report
• Philippines Executive Summary Full Report
• Portugal Executive Summary Full Report
• United Kingdom Executive Summary Full Report
• Vietnam Executive Summary Full Report
• Zimbabwe Executive Summary Full Report
• Overview Report   Full Report Report in French

Year 3 of the first review cycle (2012 - 2013)

• Overview Report   Full Report

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