Project Info
Project Code
2427R
Tranche
T16
Tranche Type
Regular
Status
Active
Title
Identifying and mitigating corruption risks to strengthen peacebuilding efforts in Africa
Entities
Implementing Entity (Lead)
ODC
Other Collaborating Entities
INGOs
Other UN entities
Financial and Evaluation Info
Total Budget
$576,238.00
Project Selected for Evaluation
No
Countries and Regions
Countries or Areas:
Sierra Leone, Somalia, South Sudan
Regions:
Africa
Sub-Regions:
Intermediate Regions:
Countries in Special Situations:
Land Locked Developing Countries (LLDC), Least Developed Countries (LDC)
Areas of Work
SDG
10
16
17
5
SDG Targets
10.2
16.5
16.6
16.7
17.6
5.1
5.5
Brief Description
Corruption continues to pose a significant obstacle towards global peace and security, sustainable development and human rights. While corruption is the key spoiler to the sustainability of any development effort, strengthened integrity, transparency and accountability will mitigate this risk and enhance achievements toward the 2030 Agenda. At the heart of such efforts lies the United Nations Convention against Corruption (UNCAC), which, with 189 States parties, is nearing universal adherence, and UNODC is the guardian of the Convention. Institutions resilient to corruption are key enablers to building lasting peace.
This project directly responds to these concerns by supporting three countries in Africa, all at different stages of post-conflict recovery, to enhance the capacity of anti-corruption authorities (ACA) to prevent, identify and respond to corruption risks. This is achieved by building their skills and knowledge of how to assess, manage and mitigate corruption risks as a means to strengthen institutional and policy frameworks that prevent corruption. The project applies a mix of country-focused capacity-building and South-South experience-sharing, together with in-person, hybrid and distance learning, and will be implemented in three phases.
Phase 1: identifying and training key personnel within ACAs on corruption risk management (CRM), and developing their skills in facilitating corruption risk management processes in public sector organizations, including the identification of the risks of corruption and the development and implementation of corruption risk mitigation strategies.
Phase 2: supporting ACA personnel to pilot the CRM methodology in one public sector institution in each target country, develop a corruption risk mitigation plan in response to the assessments and support the implementation of selected prioritized risk mitigation activities.
Phase 3: convening stakeholders from all three target countries to reflect on their experience of implementing the CRM methodology and to share lessons learned. Participants will also be able to visit other countries in Africa that have successfully adopted the CRM methodology to learn from them and enhance their commitment to continue applying the methodology after the end of the project.
This project directly responds to these concerns by supporting three countries in Africa, all at different stages of post-conflict recovery, to enhance the capacity of anti-corruption authorities (ACA) to prevent, identify and respond to corruption risks. This is achieved by building their skills and knowledge of how to assess, manage and mitigate corruption risks as a means to strengthen institutional and policy frameworks that prevent corruption. The project applies a mix of country-focused capacity-building and South-South experience-sharing, together with in-person, hybrid and distance learning, and will be implemented in three phases.
Phase 1: identifying and training key personnel within ACAs on corruption risk management (CRM), and developing their skills in facilitating corruption risk management processes in public sector organizations, including the identification of the risks of corruption and the development and implementation of corruption risk mitigation strategies.
Phase 2: supporting ACA personnel to pilot the CRM methodology in one public sector institution in each target country, develop a corruption risk mitigation plan in response to the assessments and support the implementation of selected prioritized risk mitigation activities.
Phase 3: convening stakeholders from all three target countries to reflect on their experience of implementing the CRM methodology and to share lessons learned. Participants will also be able to visit other countries in Africa that have successfully adopted the CRM methodology to learn from them and enhance their commitment to continue applying the methodology after the end of the project.
Objective and Expected Outcomes
Objective
To strengthen the capacity of three countries in Africa to assess and manage corruption risks
Expected Outcome 1
Strengthened capacities of national anti-corruption authorities’ (ACA) personnel in selected countries in Africa to better prevent, detect and counter corruption
Expected Outcome 2
Enhanced capacities of policymakers in selected countries in Africa to strengthen institutional and policy frameworks to prevent corruption through South-to-South learning