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United Nations Convention Against Corruption
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- Context (TH): 20 years of the United Nations Convention against Corruption.
- It is the 1st legally binding international anti-corruption agreement.
- UNCAC entered into force in December 2005.
- Parties: 190 (including India).
- The United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime (UNODC) was designated as a secretariat for the Convention’s conference of state parties.
- Areas covered:
- Criminalisation and law enforcement
- Preventive measures
- International cooperation
- Asset recovery
- Technical exchange and information exchange
United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime (UNODC)
- UNODC was established in 1997 through a merger between the United Nations Drug Control Programme and the Centre for International Crime Prevention.
- It was renamed the United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime in 2002.
- Headquarters: Vienna, Austria.
- Mandate: To assist Member States in their struggle against illicit drugs, organized crime and trafficking, crime prevention, corruption, and terrorism.
- It is a member of the United Nations Development Group (UNDG).
- It implements conventions like United Nations Convention against Transnational Organised Crime (UNTOC) and United Nations Convention Against Corruption (UNCAC)
- It publishes World Drug Report annually.
