CICP Briefing to Permanent Missions December 16, 1999 UNCICP United Nations Centre for International Crime Prevention 99-12-16 ODCCP 1
Global Programme against Corruption UNCICP United Nations Centre for International Crime Prevention 99-12-16 ODCCP 2
Corruption; How Big is the Problem? Few Success Stories (Hong Kong) Inadequate AC Strategies and Programmes Estimated leakage on donor projects 30-35% on World Bank Projects WB President Wolfensohn -- Our Biggest Challenge Criminal Justice System --- key culprit 65% paid bribes to police 50% to the courts in Uganda 60% paid bribes to police 49% to the courts in Bolivia 45% paid bribes to the police in Ukraine 99-12-16 ODCCP 3
Overall Objectives of CICP s Global Programme against Corruption Awareness raising Institution building Prevention Enforcement/Criminal Justice Few Players Reduce Corruption Increase Integrity Guarantee Rule of Law 99-12-16 ODCCP 4
Integrated Strategy for Curbing Corruption Independence of Branches and checks and balances Legislative Reform Watchdog Agencies IGG AG PAC Building Capacity: - Skills and Tools - Mindset - Integrity CICP - Incentives - Leadership Economic/Fin. Reform: - Tax reform - Deregulation - Open the Economy - Customs Reform Empowering Civil society and the Media to monitor the State Citizens/Youth Empowerment CICP/UNICRI CICP CICP Judicial Reform CICP/UNICRI RULE OF LAW Responsible Media CICP Executive Reform/ Modernization Civil Rights Political Reform CICP
Implementation Strategy The Action Learning Process: 1. Invitation by member country 2. Conduct National & Sub-national Projects 5. Monitor, Analyse & Evaluate: UNICRI, 3. Obtain Results 4. Disseminate Lessons learned (web) 99-12-16 6
Immediate Objectives of the GPAC Identify Best Practices Curbing Corruption International Level: Develop an international procurement monitoring mechanism Identify, analyse, pilot-test and evaluate anti-corruption tools Disseminate anti-corruption tools on CICP s Web-page Regional Seminars for judges in partnership with TI and others National/ Municipal Level: Pilot projects testing out anti-corruption tools in 13 countries across the 5 regions of the world. 99-12-16 ODCCP 7
Awareness Raising Involve all Stakeholders in AC Action Planning Access to Information Empower Civil Society (Youth) to Oversee State Broad Based Perception Surveys (service/corruption) Awareness Raising Campaigns TV, Radio or news papers Target special groups or in general Hong Kong conducted in 1998 2500 workshops 99-12-16 ODCCP 8
Institution Building Strengthen Supreme Audit Institutions Strengthen Judiciary; Training of Judges Ombudsman; credible and efficient complaints system Anti-Corruption Coordinating Committee Strengthen Media- investigative journalism Strengthen the Legislative 99-12-16 ODCCP 9
Prevention Code of Conduct Integrated Financial Management Systems Island of Integrity/Integrity Pacts Strengthen Procurement and Public Tendering Results-oriented Management Citizen s Charter, performance standards Declaration and Monitoring of Assets for all leaders 99-12-16 ODCCP 10
Enforcement Strengthen Prosecution Monitoring of International Transactions Enforce AC Legislation ( Burden of Proof ) Amnesty Integrity Test Dedicated Corruption Courts 99-12-16 ODCCP 11
Programme s Timing Phase 1 (2000)- 8 pilot countries Hungary, Lebanon, Uganda, Nicaragua, Benin, Nigeria, Bolivia and South Africa Phase 2 (2001-2002) 13 pilot countries Hungary, Lebanon, Uganda, Nicaragua, Benin, Nigeria, Bolivia, South Africa, Tajikistan, Guatemala, Indonesia, Macedonia and Zimbabwe 99-12-16 ODCCP 12
CICP Global Programme, Implementation Status PHASE 1 (2000) PHASE 2, (2001) Stages Countries Hungary Lebanon Uganda Nicaragua Benin Nigeria Bolivia South Africa Tajikistan Guatemala Indonesia Macedonia Zimbabwe Request Yes Yes Yes $ 175,000 Yes Yes Yes Yes $ 104,460 $ 100,000 $ 100,000 Yes Yes Yes Yes $ 200,000 $ 100,000 $ 100,000 Yes Yes Yes $ 100,000 Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Project Proposal Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes 2000 2001 2002 Funds $$$ $ 50,000 $ 50,000 $ 100,000 Funds $$$ $ 50,000 $ 50,000 $ 100,000 Funds $$$ $ 50,000 $ 50,000 $ 100,000 Project Start Agreement Evaluation
Outputs and Impacts of the Global Programme against Corruption Outputs (short term) Corruption Monitoring Protocol International Database-experience with AC-tools Ad hoc Legislative Provisions and Organizational Remedies Facilitate National AC Programmes in pilot countries Impact (medium term) Increased awareness and involvement of Stakeholders Increased risk and cost of being corrupt Reduced Leakage and Diversion of Funds Impact (long term) Rule of Law 99-12-16 ODCCP 14
Funding Gap Year Funds needed Gap 2000 2,125,000 1,050,000 2001 2,250,000 1,500,000 2002 2,325,000 1,825,000 Total 6,700,000 4,375,000 99-12-16 ODCCP 15
Dissemination of the results Database on Internet containing Information on: Anti-Corruption Experts Anti-corruption Projects in Pilot Countries Experiences with Anti-corruption tools Best Practice Raising the risk and cost of being Corrupt Guarantee RULE OF LAW 99-12-16 ODCCP 16
Global Programme against Trafficking in Human Beings UNCICP United Nations Centre for International Crime Prevention United Nations Interregional Crime and Justice Research Institute 99-12-16 ODCCP 17
Technical Co-operation operation National and regional projects will include: Capacity building Awareness raising and prevention Training National and international cooperation Victim-witness protection 99-12-16 ODCCP 18
Assessment and Evaluation BEST PRACTICES Assessments of trafficking/smuggling flows Collection of best practices 99-12-16 ODCCP 19
Programme outputs Assessment of trafficking and smuggling flows Databank of Best Practices National/Regional projects International Strategy follow up: Global Forum 99-12-16 ODCCP 20
Current CICP/UNICRI Projects Asia: The Philippines Eastern Europe / EU: Austria, Czech Republic,Finland,The Netherlands and Poland Latin America: Brazil Western Africa: Benin, Cote d Ivoire, Nigeria and Togo 99-12-16 ODCCP 21
Funding Donations pledged/received: USD 746,000 Donors: Austria, European Commission, France,The Netherlands,Portugal, the United States of America and Australia Total Budget: USD 6.5 million for three years Funds needed: USD 2.3 million for the year 2000 99-12-16 ODCCP 22
Programme Partnership International Organisations Participating Countries (activities are fine-tuned with donor and recipient countries) Non-governmental Organisations 99-12-16 ODCCP 23
Global Studies on Organised Crime Assessing Transnational Organized Crime Groups: Dangerousness and Trends UNCICP United Nations Centre for International Crime Prevention 99-12-16 ODCCP 24
The Problem Globalization/Expansion of markets Parallel expansion of illegal markets Internationalization of organized crime groups Opportunities to enter the official economy 99-12-16 ODCCP 25
Objectives and Outputs Provide reliable information Identify trends Strengthen Technical Cooperation Assess danger and threat Mapping Responses 99-12-16 ODCCP 26
Method of Work Background information on legislation Qualitative and quantitative data Network of focal persons and organizations Analysis 99-12-16 ODCCP 27
Status of Implementation 1. Pilot Survey 12 countries and 1 Region: Australia, Canada, Colombia, Czech Republic, German Federal Republic, Italy, Japan, Russian Federation, Republic of South Africa, the Netherlands, United States of America, United Kingdom; the Caribbean. 2. Project Proposal on O.C. in the ECOWAS Region 99-12-16 ODCCP 28
Time Frame Global Programme: Five-year Project Budget: $ 4,5 4,5 M 1999-2004 1st Phase: Pilot Survey + O.C. in in ECOWAS 1999-2000 Funds pledged/received $ 228,000 Report International Conference 99-12-16 ODCCP 29
CICP Operations Branch UNCICP United Nations Centre for International Crime Prevention 99-12-16 ODCCP 30
Contributions and Pledges to the Crime Prevention and Criminal Justice Fund Total (1996 1999): US$ 9.6 Mil. 4,000,000 3,000,000 Total 1999 4.4 Mil 331,409 357,481 2,000,000 348,861 4,024,667 1,000,000 1,817,465 2,441,605-63,715 211,000 1996 1997 1998 1999 Special Purpose General Purpose 99-12-16 ODCCP 31
Contributions to the Crime Prevention and Austria EU France Criminal Justice Fund Italy Japan Netherlands Switzerland Turkey 1996 1997 1998 1999 USA Public Others* - 500,000 1,000,000 1,500,000 2,000,000 2,500,000 3,000,000 * Australia, Bolivia, Brazil, Cambodia, Canada, Chile, China, Cuba, Cyprus, Iceland, India, Korea Rep., Malta, Morocco, Norway, Oman, Panama, Philippines, Poland, Slovenia, Thailand, Tunisia, United Kingdom, Venezuela and others 99-12-16 ODCCP 32
Australia Donations to the Crime Prevention and Criminal Justice Fund 1999 Austria EU France Italy Japan Netherlands Poland Turkey USA Public Others 0.0 0.2 0.4 0.6 0.8 1.0 1.2 1.4 1.6 99-12-16 ODCCP 33 Millions
New CICP Projects not yet funded: Guatemala: Technical Cooperation Programme for the Reform of the Criminal Justice System (US$ 4 Mil) Caribbean: Penal Reform (US$ 1 Mil) Senegal: Crime Prevention in the Dakar Region (US$ 1.4 Mil) South Africa: Support to the Office of the National Director of Public Prosecution (US$ 1 Mil) Russian Federation: Database for CIS States and Assessment of Organized Crime in the Russian Federation (US$ 1.5 Mil) Total Funds needed: US$ 8.9 Mil 99-12-16 ODCCP 34
ODCCP Field Presence Pretoria, South Africa (sub-region) Tashkent, Uzbekistan (sub-region) Cairo, North Africa and Middle East (sub-region) Moscow (Russian Federation) 99-12-16 ODCCP 35
Thank you for your attention 99-12-16 ODCCP 36