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Welcome to the Anticorruption Authorities (ACAs) Portal
Welcome to the Anti-Corruption Authorities (ACAs) Portal. This portal provides relevant knowledge and information for anticorruption practitioners from around the world. It aims to share ideas and experiences between staff from various ACAs and practitioners. This web-based platform allows ACAs and practitioners to be informed about new ideas and initiatives to address common challenges. As the portal evolves more knowledge will be added, including surveys to learn more about ACA practitioners’ work, innovative activities to promote collaboration, and lessons learned.
Quick Facts from the ACA Survey (World Bank, 2014)
Responsibilities and Functions among the ACAs interviewed
83%
Prevention and Public Awareness
81%
Investigation
55%
Prosecution
55%
Policy, Research and Coordination
WORLD BANK 2014
Blogs
When you Fight Corruption, it Fights Back
December 2021 | Richard Messick Nuhu Ribadu, first head of Nigeria’s premier anticorruption agency, famously made the observation that headlines this post sometime between the first and second attempt on his life. Speakers at “Anticorruption Prosecutors Under Attack, a side event at the just completed Conference of State Parties to the UN Convention Against Corruption, explained that he is not the only one whose life, career, and reputation have come under attack from those being investigated for corruption. Read more
Anticorruption Agencies: are they effective for reducing corruption risks?
December 2021 | Alan Doig and Francesca Recanatini Almost two decades since the introduction of UNCAC, ACAs are struggling to show a clear and significant impact in fighting corruption and are generally not regarded as the most effective policy tool available. New evidence stresses the importance of taking a more holistic look at ACAs and the AC challenge. Read moreCase Studies
UNITED KINGDOM
The UK has published a number of financial crime and anti-corruption plans as well as inter-agency groups, protocols and procedures to address international bribery ...
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Tanzania
The decision of whether to equip specialised anti-corruption agencies with prosecutorial powers requires the consideration of an expansive list of potential advantages ...
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Hard Truths/Sound Advice: UNDP’s Strategic Programming for Anti-Corruption Agencies
Hady Fink | June 2022Specialized Anti-Corruption Agencies (ACAs) are a relatively new type of public institution created with the purpose of bundling a government’s response to the challenge of fighting corruption.
Specialised Anti-Corruption Institutions
OECD | December 2013Anti-Corruption Network for Eastern Europe and Central Asia OECD. This report is an updated edition of a report released in 2008 providing a comprehensive overview of the experience of anticorruption bodies and relevant international standards and including 14 case studies.
Improving anti-corruption agencies as organisations
Alan Doig,David Norris | March 2012Anti-corruption Agencies (ACAs) have been seen by donors and commentators as a visible and discrete institutional response to a country’s commitment to anti-corruption work. A number of reports have commented adversely on the general effectiveness and impact of ACAs in practice.
Anticorruption Authorities: An Effective Tool to Curb Corruption?
Francesca Recanatini | August 2011Anti-Corruption Authorities (ACAs) have in recent years received a great deal of attention and criticism because of the high visibility of their work and their seemingly limited impact compared to the resources devoted to them.