Members

African Development Bank Group (AFDB)
The African Development Bank Group is a multinational development bank supported by 77 nations (member countries) from Africa, North and South America, Europe and Asia.
The African Development Bank is the premier financial development institution of Africa, dedicated to combating poverty and improving the lives of people of the continent and engaged in the task of mobilizing resources towards the economic and social progress of its Regional Member Countries.The Bank’s s mission is to promote economic and social development through loans, equity investments, and technical assistance.
www.afdb.org

Council of Europe (CoE)
The Council of Europe (46 Member States) defends democracy, human rights and the rule of law. Fighting corruption is a priority since mid 1990's. Anti corruption conventions and guiding principles developed are being monitored by the Group of States against Corruption (GRECO). The Council of Europe also provides extensive assistance programmes against corruption all over Europe.
www.coe.int

Deutsche Gesellschaft für Technische Zusammenarbeit (GTZ) GmbH
GTZ provides viable, forward-looking solutions for political, economic, ecological and social development in a globalised world. They support complex reforms and change processes. All their activities are geared to improving people’s living conditions and prospects on a sustainable basis.
www.gtz.de

European Anti-Fraud Office (EU OLAF)
The mission of the European Anti-Fraud Office (OLAF) is to protect the interests of the European Union, to fight fraud, corruption and any other irregular activity, including misconduct within the European Institutions. In pursuing this mission in an accountable, transparent and cost-effective manner, OLAF aims to provide a quality service to the citizens of Europe.
www.ec.europa.eu

Interpol
Interpol exists to help create a safer world. Its aim is to provide a unique range of essential services for the law enforcement community to optimise the international effort to combat crime.
www.interpol.int

Latin American Centre for Development Administration (CLAD)
CLAD is an inter-governmental organization, which mission is to promote the exchange of experiences and knowledge on State Reform and Modernization of Public Administration, by organising specialised meetings, publishing books and papers, rendering documentation and information services, carrying out studies and research and implementing technical co-operation activities among its member countries. Also, CLAD coordinates several networks, among them: the Network of Institutions for the Fight against Corruption and the Recovery of Public Ethics (RICOREP)
www.clad.org.ve

Organization for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD)
The OECD groups 30 member countries sharing a commitment to democratic government and the market economy. With active relationships with some 70 other countries, NGOs and civil society, it has a global reach. Best known for its publications and its statistics, its work covers economic and social issues from macroeconomics, to trade, education, development and science and innovation.
www.oecd.org

Organization for Security and Co-operation in Europe (OSCE)
The Organisation for Security and Co-operation in Europe (OSCE) is the world’s biggest regional security organisation. Its 56 participating States include all countries in Europe and the former Soviet Union, as well as the United States and Canada. In 2005, the organisation
celebrated the 30th anniversary of the creation of its predecessor, the Conference for Security and Cooperation in Europe, or CSCE, at the signature of the Helsinki Final Act in 1975, which contributed crucially to the end of the cold war. The OSCE focuses its activities on early warning, conflict prevention, confidence building, crisis management and post-conflict rehabilitation. The organisation is active in three so-called dimensions of security: the politico-military dimension, the economic-environmental dimension and the human dimension. Activities aimed at combating corruption, organised crime, money laundering and terrorist financing fall mainly under the second, the economic and environmental dimension.
www.osce.org

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Transparency International (TI)
Transparency International, the only international non-governmental organisation devoted to combating corruption, brings civil society, business, and governments together in a powerful global coalition.
www.transparency.org

The Asian Development Bank (ADB)
ADB is a multilateral development finance institution dedicated to reducing poverty in Asia and the Pacific. ADB also supports governments' efforts toward effective and transparent systems for public service, anti-bribery and business integrity, and active public involvement through the ADB/OECD Anti-Corruption Initiative for Asia-Pacific.
www.adb.org/Integrity

The Ethics Resource Center (ERC)
The ERC became active internationally in the mid 1990's when it facilitated the establishment of an ethics center in the United Arab Emirates. It has since assisted local stakeholders in establishing ethics centers in South Africa, Columbia and Turkey. The mission of ERC International programs is to build ethics capacity in developing countries as a means of advancing their social and economic development.
www.ethics.org

The European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD)
The EBRD was established in 1991 when communism was crumbling in central and eastern Europe and ex-soviet countries needed support to nurture a new private sector in a democratic environment. Today the EBRD uses the tools of investment to help build market economies and democracies in 27 countries from central Europe to central Asia.
www.ebrd.com

The European Commission (EC)
The EC embodies and upholds the general interest of the Union and is the driving force in the Union's institutional system. Its four main roles are to propose legislation to Parliament and the Council, to administer and implement community policies, to enforce community law (jointly with the Court of Justice) and to negotiate international agreements, mainly those relating to trade and cooperation.
europa.eu.int

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The Inter-American Development Bank (IADB)
A long-standing initiative of the Latin American countries, the Inter-American Development Bank was established in 1959 as a development institution with novel mandates and tools. Its lending and technical cooperation programs for economic and social development projects went far beyond the mere financing of economic projects that was customary at the time.
www.iadb.org

The World Bank (The Department of Institutional Integrity)
The Department of Institutional Integrity (INT) is the internal unit designated by the World Bank Group to investigate allegations of fraud and corruption in Bank Group operations and allegations of staff misconduct. Besides investigations, INT also assists in prevention by supporting training for Bank staff to identify ways to detect and deter fraud and corruption in Bank Group operations.
www.worldbank.org/integrity

The International Fund for Agricultural Development (IFAD)
The International Fund for Agricultural Development (IFAD), a specialized agency of the United Nations, was established as an international financial institution in 1977 as one of the major outcomes of the 1974 World Food Conference. IFAD is dedicated to eradicating rural poverty in developing countries. Seventy-five per cent of the world’s poorest people – 900 million women, children and men – live in rural areas and depend on agriculture and related activities for their livelihoods.
www.ifad.org/governance/index.htm

UN Department of Economic and Social Affairs (UN DESA)
UN DESA of the United Nations Secretariat is a vital interface between global policies in the economic, social and environmental spheres and national action. The Department works in three main interlinked areas: (i) it compiles, generates and analyses a wide range of economic, social and environmental data and information on which States Members of the United Nations draw to review common problems and to take stock of policy options; (ii) it facilitates the negotiations of Member States in many intergovernmental bodies on joint courses of action to address ongoing or emerging global challenges; and (iii) it advises interested Governments on the ways and means of translating policy frameworks developed in United Nations conferences and summits into programmes at the country level and, through technical assistance, helps build national capacities.
www.un.org

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UNESCO International Institute for Educational Planning (IIEP)
The main responsibility of the IIEP is (i) to develop methodologies for improving diagnosis of the education sector; (ii) to identify and study; good practices; for increasing transparency and accountability in the use of education resources; and (iii) to disseminate them widely.
www.unesco.org/iiep/eng/focus/etico/etico1.html

United Nations Development Programme (UNDP)
UNDP is the UN's global development network, an organization advocating for change and connecting countries to knowledge, experience and resources to help people build a better life.
www.undp.org

United Nations Global Compact (GC)
The Global Compact is a purely voluntary initiative and seeks to promote responsible corporate citizenship so that business can be part of the solution to the challenges of globalisation. In this way, the private sector - in partnership with other social actors - can help realize the Secretary-General's vision: a more sustainable and inclusive global economy.
www.unglobalcompact.org

United Nations Office of Internal Oversight Services (OIOS)
To provide internal oversight for the United Nations that adds value to the Organization through independent, professional and timely internal audit, monitoring, inspection, evaluation, management consulting and investigation activities. To be an agent of change that promotes responsible administration of resources, a culture of accountability and transparency and improved programme performance.
www.un.org

United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime (UNODC)
UNODC is mandated to assist Member States in their struggle against illicit drugs, crime and terrorism. In the Millennium Declaration, Member States also resolved to intensify efforts to fight transnational crime in all its dimensions, to redouble the efforts to implement the commitment to counter the world drug problem and to take concerted action against international terrorism.
www.unodc.org

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U4 Anti-Corruption Resource Centre
Anti-Corruption Resource Centre assists donor practitioners more to more effectively address corruption challenges through their development support. This web-based resource centre offers focused research products, training, a helpdesk service, and a rich array of online resources on corruption/anti-corruption topics. The aim is to facilitate coordination among donor agencies and promote context-appropriate programming choices. U4 is operated by the Chr. Michelsen Institute (www.cmi.no), in Bergen, Norway.
www.u4.no

World Customs Organization (WCO)
Established in 1952 as the Customs Co-operation Council, the WCO is an independent intergovernmental body whose mission is to enhance the effectiveness and efficiency of Customs administrations. With 165 Member Governments, it is the only intergovernmental worldwide organization competent in Customs matters.
www.wcoomd.org

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