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Model Country Review

Translating the United Nations Convention against Corruption into Action From Doha to Marrakesh and beyond... Oslo Governance Forum – 4 October 2011 Jo Dedeyne-Amann, Chief Implementation Support Section, Corruption and Economic Crime Branch, UNODC. Model Country Review. Within three weeks.

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Model Country Review

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  1. Translating the United Nations Convention against Corruption into Action From Doha to Marrakesh and beyond...Oslo Governance Forum – 4 October 2011Jo Dedeyne-Amann, Chief Implementation Support Section, Corruption and Economic Crime Branch, UNODC

  2. Model Country Review Within three weeks Within one month Within two months Within five months Within six months State party under review nominates focal point • Secretariat organizes tele/videoconference to determine: • Submission date of SA Report • Language of review • Division of labour • Active dialogue State party under review submits response to the comprehensive self-assessment checklist Within one month Secretariat circulates response to reviewing experts, after translation where required Within one month Reviewing experts submit the outcome of the desk review Within two months Secretariat organizes tele/video conference for introduction of the outcome of the desk review First Cycle (2010-2015): Chapters III (Criminalization and Law enforcement) and IV (International Cooperation in Criminal Matters) Second Cycle (2015-2020): Chapters II (Preventive measures) and V (Asset Recovery) State party under review organizes further means of direct dialogue, facilitated by the secretariat (meeting in Vienna or country visit) Reviewing experts prepare draft country report assisted by the secretariat, state party under review agrees to final country report, executive summary is prepared End of review process

  3. Progress of the reviews 27 States parties under review from lots drawn in July 2010 4 Executive Summaries completed – Spain, Finland, Mongolia and Uganda Several other reports are nearing completion All but one review included a country visit Year 2 review process has begun 41 States parties under review, after deferrals Challenges Delays in appointing focal points and experts Self-assessment checklist and software Language and translation Different legal systems Report drafting process and executive summaries Year 1 : outcome – Guidancefor coming Years Guidance for Coming Years

  4. Implementation of Chapter III (Criminalization and Law Enforcement) Examples of challenges identified : adoption of measures to criminalize bribery in the private sector; introduction of procedures regarding the protection of witnesses and the protection of reporting persons (whistle-blowers) Implementation of Chapter IV (International Cooperation in Criminal Matters) Examples of challenges identified : Need for appropriate training, access to information, language skills to enhance international cooperation; Need to strengthen channels of communication between competent authorities; Need to further develop special investigative techniques Emerging trends following analysis of country reviews in year 1

  5. Technical assistance needs identified through country reviews TA needs identified through the self-assessment checklist by countries under review - Chapters III and IV -

  6. The Implementation Review Mechanism and TA programming Technical assistance delivered based on priorities identified through the process of implementation review Country-led and country-based,integrated and coordinatedtechnical assistance programme delivery, taking into account global and regional trends requiring a broader perspective Three-tiered approach: Global Regional Country- level, to maximize impact, effectiveness and coherence in programming, to maximize synergies and avoid duplication Implementation Review Process

  7. Division for Treaty Affairs United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime P.O.Box 500 Vienna A-1400 Austria Tel: +43-1-26060-4384 Fax: +43-1-26060-5841 Email:uncac.cop@unodc.org http://www.unodc.org/unodc/en/treaties/CAC/index.html For further information:

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