The 4th Anti-Corruption Academic Symposium organised in conjunction with the Conference of the State Parties to the United Nations Convention Against Corruption (CoSP10) took place on December 2023 in Atlanta, GE. The symposium was facilitated by the United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime (UNODC) and it showcased worldwide research on the latest challenges and solutions to fighting corruption and promoting a culture of integrity globally.

As an invited member of the opening panel, I reported the recommendations addressed to the State Parties that anti-corruption academics around the world synthesised in the Road Map document for the Implementation of the United Nations Convention against Corruption (UNCAC). The UNCAC is the only legally binding agreement that stipulates the commitment of signatory states (140 countries, 190 state parties) to fight corruption. The recommendations advanced in the Road Map were the results of three intense Regional Dialogues facilitated by the UNODC (Latin America, Africa and Europe-Asia), which brought together academics, civil society and youth to discuss the next priorities in advancing the implementation of UNCAC by member states.

in October 2023 I participated in the Regional Anti-Corruption Dialogue for Europe and Asia held in Vienna as an academic rapporteur. Below is a summary video of the role and outcome of the dialogues. 

To follow more on the symposium, please visit UNODC's GRACE Initiative page: https://grace.unodc.org/