[afro-nets] Good news for many countries of Africa

[Kris Dev <krisdev@gmail.com>]

Good news for many countries of Africa for Health and overall
development
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Dear all,

I hope the following news of 15 countries in Africa ratifying
the Convention against corruption and coming into force from
Dec. 14, 20005, can be a turning point, if adopted truly.

Kris Dev
mailto:krisdev@gmail.com


First global convention against corruption to come into force

A key milestone was passed on the 15 September 2005 for the
United Nations Convention against Corruption (UNCAC) with the
deposit of Ecuador's instrument of ratification at the UN Treaty
Office in New York. This additional ratification put the UNCAC
over the threshold of 30 ratifications needed to trigger entry
into force. Entry into force of the UNCAC will take place on 14
December 2005. Within one year after entry into force, the UN
will convene the Conference of States Parties to discuss follow-
up to the Convention.

30 ratifications are of course not enough for this global con-
vention. In order for the UNCAC to realise its potential as a
global instrument, it is important for ratification to take
place in a large number of countries across all regions. More-
over, in many countries the Convention requirements still have
to be implemented into national law and translated into national
policies and practices.


  - Transparency International Press Release

English version
http://www.transparency.org/pressreleases_archive/2005/2005.09.15.30th_ratification.html

Version française
http://www.transparency.org/pressreleases_archive/2005/2005.09.15.30th_ratification_fr.html

Versión en español
http://www.transparency.org/pressreleases_archive/2005/2005.09.15.30th_ratification_es.html

  - Latest news from TI National Chapters
http://www.transparency.org/in_focus_archive/30th_ratification/latest_news.html

  - TI activities in the UNCAC ratification process
http://www.transparency.org/in_focus_archive/30th_ratification/ti_activities.html
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  - Quick summary of UNCAC
http://www.transparency.org/in_focus_archive/30th_ratification/30th_ratification.html#summary

  - Frequently Asked Questions
http://www.transparency.org/in_focus_archive/30th_ratification/30th_ratification.html#key


Quick summary of UNCAC

The UNCAC is the first anti-corruption convention that is truly
global. It takes a comprehensive approach to the corruption
problem, as a basis for effectively preventing and combating
corruption. In its eight Chapters and 71 articles, the UNCAC
obliges the States Parties to implement a wide and detailed
range of anti-corruption measures affecting their laws, institu-
tions and practices. These measures aim to promote the preven-
tion, detection and sanctioning of corruption, as well as the
international cooperation between States Parties on these mat-
ters. The UNCAC is unique as compared with other conventions not
only in its global coverage but also in the extensiveness and
detail of its provisions.

The UNCAC was initially signed in Mérida, México on 9 December
2003 by 111 countries and, by 19 September 2005, the number had
risen to 133. The 30 ratifications required for entry into force
of the Convention were reached on *15 September 2005.*

Adopted:
31 October 2003 by the UN General Assembly

Entry into force:
14 December 2005 (90th day after 30th ratification)

Open to:
All countries and regional economic organisations

For further information and updates *please visit UNODC
Website.
http://www.unodc.org/unodc/en/crime_convention_corruption.html

Click here
http://www.unodc.org/pdf/crime/convention_corruption/signing/Convention-e.pdf
to download the UNCAC document (in English).

List of the first 30 countries having ratified the convention

Africa                  (15)
Americas                (7)
Asia-Pacific            (1)
Europe & Central Asia   (6)
Middle East             (1)

http://www.transparency.org/in_focus_archive/30th_ratification/30th_ratification.html