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Contributions from
the Column
Monitor
Africa policy: Europe on the wrong track
World Investment Report 2005
Aid pledges for Africa to be monitored
Information summit to discuss control of internet
UN convention against corruption
Disappointing OECD guidelines
Bertelsmann Foundation rates progress
A new definition for the wealth of nations
Trade: disruptive chicken wings
IMF and World Bank endorse debt relief
Development and security: more cooperation needed
11/2005
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[ Reconstruction of Afghanistan ]
UN convention
against corruption comes into force
The UN Convention against Corruption will come into force after Ecuador became the 30th country to ratify it in September. The UN General Assembly adopted the convention in November 2003 after two years of negotiations. 100 countries have signed it so far, including Germany, which, however, has not ratified the convention yet. Countries that have ratified the convention are obliged to prosecute corruption and create regulations that make it easier to seize property acquired illegally. The most important breakthrough is the condition that bribes taken abroad must be transferred back to the countries of origin. (ell)
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