International Anti-Corruption Commitments

Title of the document

OECD Recommendation of the Council for Development Co-operation Actors on Managing the Risk of Corruption

(https://www.oecd.org/corruptio...)

Issuing body

OECD

Brief description

The Recommendation encourages countries to set up or revise their systems for managing risks of corruption and for responding to actual instances of corrupt practices in development co-operation

Relevant excerpts

III.RECOMMENDS that Members and non-Members adhering to this Recommendation (hereafter the “Adherents”) set up or revise their system to manage risks of and respond to actual instances of corrupt practices in development co-operation. Such a system should be implemented by the Adherent’s international development agencies and their implementing partners when they are involved in the disbursement and/or management of aid and should include, as appropriate:

1.Code of Conduct (or equivalent),

2.Ethics or anti-corruption assistance/advisory services

3.Training and awareness raising on anti-corruption

4.High level of auditing and internal investigation

5.Active and systematic assessment and management of corruption risks in an ongoing way and at multiple levels of decision making

6.Measures to prevent and detect corruption enshrined in ODA contracts

7.Reporting/whistle-blowing mechanism

8.Sanctioning regime

9.Joint responses to corruption to enhance the effectiveness of anti-corruption efforts

10.Take into consideration the risks posed by the environment of operation