On December 15, the 10th Conference of the States Parties to the United Nations Convention against Corruption (UNCAC) marked a significant milestone as it adopted a resolution on the protection of reporting persons.
We, the undersigned 106 civil society organizations and activists, representing a diverse range of voices from across the globe, address this crucial gathering of the 10th Session of the United Nations Convention against Corruption (UNCAC) Conference of the States Parties in Atlanta, Georgia, USA.
In the leadup to the 10th Conference of States Parties (CoSP 10) to the UN Convention Against Corruption (UNCAC), members of Civil Society are encouraging UNCAC to pass a dedicated whistleblower resolution.
For Immediate Release: March 24, 2023 Government Accountability Project Submits Whistleblower Policy Recommendations to United Nations Washington – Today, Government Accountability Project sent a letter to the United Nations Internal Justice Council (UNIJC) regarding the organization’s lack of whistleblower protections. This letter and its recommendations were requested from the UNIJC Chairperson Dennis Byron [...]
How the UN’s Internal Justice System Stifles Whistleblowers This article features Government Accountability Project’s International Program Director, Samantha Feinstein, and was originally published here. Ask anyone if they will expose a crime if they know their careers might be hurt, and they will most likely give an emphatic no. Yet this happens for many [...]
States Should End Reprisals Against Anti-Corruption Human Defenders As the world celebrates the International Anti-Corruption Day and the 24th anniversary of the adoption of the UN Declaration on Human Rights Defenders on this day, 9 December 2022, we, the undersigned organizations and individuals, urge all UN Member States to end reprisals against anti-corruption human rights [...]
Transparency International, Government Accountability Project, and the Whistleblowing International Network demand better protection of whistleblowers and diligent investigation of the reports at UNOPS. Last month, the United Nations Office for Project Services (UNOPS) released two alarming reports by independent reviewers detailing abuses within the agency. These reviews found systemic issues, including ineffective internal whistleblowing [...]
"Whistleblowers and Corruption Prevention – You can't have one without the other." Samantha Feinstein Highlights Importance of Whistleblowers at UN Anti-corruption event By: Samantha Feinstein and Ian Herel On October 11th, 2022, Samantha Feinstein, Vice Chair of the United Nations Convention Against Corruption (UNCAC) Coalition, and International Program Director at Government Accountability Project [...]
The News Guru: Nigerian Rev David Ugolor emerges UNCAC Vice President This article features Government Accountability Project’s Director of the International Program, Samantha Feinstein, and can be read here. The Executive Director, Africa Network for Environment and Economic Justice, the Rev David Ugolor has been elected Vice Chairman of the United Nations Convention Against [...]
Protecting whistle-blower rights strengthens accountability in the UN system This article features Government Accountability Project and was originally published here. Development donors who provide funding support to the UN System are mainly interested in the steady relevance, efficiency, effectiveness, and impact of their funding support in developing countries. Such multilateral development funding support guarantees [...]