The Conference is the world's largest anti-corruption gathering and brings together people from Member States, parliaments, inter-governmental organizations, civil society, the private sector and the media. How States can better tackle corruption will be discussed alongside reviewing the implementation of the UN Convention against Corruption, the only legally binding universal anti-corruption instrument.
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Press Release |
UNIS/CP/887 |
ST. PETERSBURG/VIENNA, 6 November 2015 (UN Information Service) - Addressing participants at the COSP6 closing, the Executive Director of the UN Office on Drugs and Crime (UNODC), Yury Fedotov, said today that the Sustainable Development Goals had given the UN Convention against Corruption "renewed purpose and energy".
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Statement |
UNIS/CP/886 |
ST. PETERSBURG/VIENNA, 6 November 2015 (UN Information Service) - I am pleased to address you at the closing of the Sixth Session of the Conference of the States Parties to the UN Convention against Corruption-COSP6. Over the last five days, your discussions have done much to continue the global fight against corruption and bribery.
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Factsheet |
UNIS/CP/885 |
"The private sector also has a crucial role. Good behaviour is good business. Business groups can convert anti-corruption action into firm support for sustainable development. I call on everyone to help end corruption, and come together for global fairness and equity. The world and its people can no longer afford, nor tolerate, corruption."
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Remarks |
UNIS/CP/884 |
ST. PETERSBURG/VIENNA, 5 November 2015 (UN Information Service) - I am pleased to be here today, at this important event. Trafficking in cultural property and the need to protect our common cultural heritage have increasingly come to the attention of the international community. There is also greater awareness now that trafficking in cultural property is not a victimless crime - it affects communities and humanity as a whole.
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Press Release |
UNIS/CP/883 |
ST. PETERSBURG/VIENNA, 5 November 2015 (UN Information Service) - A high-level panel on partnerships against corruption in the Pacific, held today on the margins of COSP6, applauded the commitment of the Global Organization of Parliamentarians against Corruption (GOPAC) in its fight against corruption.
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Remarks |
UNIS/CP/882 |
ST. PETERSBURG/VIENNA, 5 November 2015 (UN Information Service) - Allow me to begin by commending the efforts of the Global Organization of Parliamentarians against Corruption as it continues to engage with members of parliaments around the world to step up the fight against corruption.
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Press Release |
UNIS/CP/881 |
ST. PETERSBURG/VIENNA, 4 November 2015 (UN Information Service) - In a statement today, the Executive Director of the UN Office on Drugs and Crime (UNODC), Yury Fedotov, said it was crucial to shape "the minds of the next generations of leaders and thinkers" as part of overall efforts to eliminate corruption.
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Remarks |
UNIS/CP/880 |
ST. PETERSBURG/VIENNA, 4 November 2015 (UN Information Service)
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Remarks |
UNIS/CP/879 |
ST. PETERSBURG/VIENNA, 4 November 2015 (UN Information Service)
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Factsheet |
UNIS/CP/878 |
ST. PETERSBURG/VIENNA, 4 November 2015 (UN Information Service) - The commitment of States to prevent and combat corruption at the global level is demonstrated by the successful operation of the review mechanism for the anti-corruption convention. The establishment and successful operation of this effective intergovernmental process is a significant achievement.
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Remarks |
UNIS/CP/877 |
ST. PETERSBURG/VIENNA, 3 November 2015 (UN Information Service)
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Press Release |
UNIS/CP/876 |
ST. PETERSBURG/VIENNA, 3 November 2015 (UN Information Service) - Speaking today at a side-event at the Sixth Session of the Conference of States Parties to the UN Convention against Corruption (COSP6) in St. Petersburg, Russia, the Executive Director of the UN Office on Drugs and Crime (UNODC), Yury Fedotov, hailed the identification of corruption and bribery as a target under Goal 16 of the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs).
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Factsheet |
UNIS/CP/875 |
ST. PETERSBURG/VIENNA, 3 November 2015 (UN Information Service) - More than 1,000 participants are in Russia this week for the world's largest anti-corruption gathering. The Sixth Session of the Conference of the States Parties (COSP6) to the United Nations Convention against Corruption (UNCAC) is being held in St. Petersburg from 2-6 November 2015.
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Remarks |
UNIS/CP/874 |
ST. PETERSBURG/VIENNA, 3 November 2015 (UN Information Service)
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Remarks |
UNIS/CP/873 |
ST. PETERSBURG/VIENNA, 3 November 2015 (UN Information Service)
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Press Release |
UNIS/CP/872 |
ST. PETERSBURG/VIENNA, 3 November 2015 (UN Information Service) - As the world turns to realising the new development agenda with the adoption of the Sustainable Development Goals, we are concerned that spiralling wildlife and forest crime, fuelled by corrosive corruption, can impede vital progress.
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Press Release |
UNIS/CP/871 |
ST. PETERSBURG/VIENNA, 3 November 2015 (UN Information Service) - Corruption is "an insidious plague" that is present in the wildlife sector just as it is in other sectors, indeed in virtually any form of human activity.
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Remarks |
UNIS/CP/870 |
ST. PETERSBURG/VIENNA, 3 November 2015 (UN Information Service)
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Remarks |
UNIS/CP/869 |
ST. PETERSBURG/VIENNA, 3 November 2015 (UN Information Service)
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Press Release |
UNIS/CP/868 |
ST. PETERSBURG/VIENNA, 2 November 2015 (UN Information Service) - "The world counts on you to take bold decisions and act decisively to strengthen the global fight against corruption and bribery," UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon told the world's largest anti-corruption forum today in an opening message.
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Opening Remarks |
UNIS/CP/867 |
ST. PETERSBURG/VIENNA, 2 November 2015 (UN Information Service)
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Factsheet |
UNIS/CP/866 |
ST. PETERSBURG/VIENNA, 1 November 2015 (UN Information Service) - Corruption undermines democratic institutions, slows economic development and contributes to governmental instability. It is a key obstacle to progress and prosperity, hurting poor people disproportionately.
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Media Advisory |
UNIS/CP/865 |
Media Representatives are invited to attend the Press Conference during the Sixth Session of the Conference of the States Parties to the United Nations Convention against Corruption in St. Petersburg on 2 November 2015 at 1.15 p.m.
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Press release |
UNIS/CP/864 |
ST. PETERSBURG/VIENNA, 30 October 2015 (UN Information Service) - Next week more than one thousand participants will meet in the Russian Federation to discuss efforts to tackle corruption around the world, at the Sixth Session of the Conference of the States Parties (COSP6) to the United Nations Convention against Corruption (UNCAC).
