9th Global Conference on Criminal Finances and Cryptoassets
The 9th Global Conference on Criminal Finances and Cryptoassets took place on 28–29 October 2025 in hybrid format at the UNODC headquarters in Vienna, Austria.
International Guidelines for Non-trial resolutions of Foreign Bribery Cases
This set of recommendations offers practical guidance on the use of non-trial resolutions in addressing foreign bribery cases. It was developed by the Recommendation 6 Network, a diverse group of academics, lawyers, corporate officers, NGOs, and other stakeholders, following the OECD Secretary General’s High-Level Advisory Group Report in March 2017.
The recommendations include:
Anti-Corruption Compliance Challenges and Case Studies: Findings from the Thai Private Sector
The publication explores the anti-corruption efforts and challenges encountered by Thai companies. Drawing from one-on-one consultations with member companies, this publication offers insights into internal anti-corruption efforts through case studies, examines interactions with the state, and emphasises the pivotal role of the private sector in fostering Collective Action against corruption.
International Collective Action Awards 2025: nominations open now
Nominations are now open for the International Anti-Corruption Collective Action Awards 2025.
With the Collective Action Awards, we celebrate outstanding achievements by multi-stakeholder initiatives in tackling corruption and raising standards of business integrity – and hopefully inspire the development of new Collective Action initiatives.
Organisations and initiatives can submit their nomination for one of two award categories:
Policy Brief 14: Cibler la fortune inexpliquée : Implications de la Directive de l’UE de 2024 relative au recouvrement d'avoirs
La Directive de l’Union européenne de 2024 relative au recouvrement et à la confiscation d'avoirs oblige les États membres, entre autres, à adopter des mesures législatives pour permettre la confiscation de la « fortune inexpliquée ».
Why we can’t ignore fraud despite challenges in data and analysis
This article is adapted from the 2024 Basel AML Index public report.
Sound like someone you know?
The 84-year-old who lost his life savings after receiving a panicked call from someone who sounded exactly like his granddaughter, saying she was in jail for drug possession and needed USD 10,000 for bail...
Quick Guide 35: Sexual corruption
Sexual corruption is a serious and under-recognised form of both corruption and sexual abuse. A particularly harmful form of corruption, it is difficult to measure and prosecute, and can have devastating physical and psychological impacts on survivors/victims.
As it disproportionately affects women and marginalised groups, sexual corruption has an important impact on the advancement of gender equality and minority rights.
Enhancing cooperation in asset recovery is vital for crime prevention
This article by Iker Lekuona explains the importance of asset recovery for crime prevention and highlights three vital aspects of international cooperation in corruption and asset recovery cases: informal cooperation mechanisms, trust and technical assistance.
Interpol’s Silver Notice: paving the way to improved asset recovery
Interpol has recently published its first Silver Notice to identify and trace assets owned by a senior member of the mafia at the request of Italian authorities.
The creation of such Silver Notices is a positive step that has the potential to reinforce one of the weakest aspects of the asset recovery process: the detection of illicit financial flows.