Liberia has become the 35th country to sign the United Nations Convention Against Corruption (UNCAC) Coalition ’Transparency Pledge, voluntarily committing to a high level of transparency and civil society inclusion in the second cycle of the UNCAC implementation review.
The official second cycle UNCAC review process in Liberia, which covers articles on preventive measures (Chapter II of the UNCAC and asset recovery (Chapter V), was scheduled to begin in 2018. Currently the self-assessment checklist is being filled out and a country visit by per revieing countries Botswana and Micronesia (Federated States of) is planned for late 2023.
Civil Society is expected to be involved in the country visit. In March 2022, the Centre for Security Studies and Development (CENSSAD) published a Civil Society Parallel Report and conducted follow up activities on the Implementation of the UNCAC in Liberia, with focus on Chapter II and Chapter V.
The Transparency Pledge outlines good practices of civil society participation to ensure a transparent and inclusive review process and communicated their willingness to improve their cooperation with civil society organizations from the UNCAC Coalition network.
CENSSAD is expected to be leading the country visit