United Nations Convention against Corruption
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The United Nations Convention against Corruption is a global, legally binding treaty that sets comprehensive standards and measures for preventing, criminalizing, and combating corruption in both public and private sectors.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| United Nations Convention against Corruption canonical | 19 |
| UN Convention against Corruption | 2 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T1957851 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
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Target entity: United Nations Convention against Corruption Context triple: [United Nations General Assembly treaties, hasExample, United Nations Convention against Corruption]
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A.
United Nations crime suppression conventions
The United Nations crime suppression conventions are a series of international treaties aimed at preventing and punishing serious transnational and international crimes, including genocide, organized crime, corruption, and trafficking.
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B.
Foreign Corrupt Practices Act
The Foreign Corrupt Practices Act is a U.S. federal law that prohibits bribery of foreign officials and mandates accurate corporate accounting to combat international corruption.
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C.
Anti-Corruption Foundation
The Anti-Corruption Foundation is a Russian non-profit organization known for investigating and exposing high-level government corruption and promoting political transparency.
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D.
Europol Convention
The Europol Convention was the international agreement that originally established and governed the operations of the European Police Office before it was replaced by the current Europol framework under EU law.
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E.
Convention on Action against Trafficking in Human Beings
The Convention on Action against Trafficking in Human Beings is a Council of Europe treaty that comprehensively addresses human trafficking through prevention, victim protection, and prosecution of traffickers.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: United Nations Convention against Corruption Target entity description: The United Nations Convention against Corruption is a global, legally binding treaty that sets comprehensive standards and measures for preventing, criminalizing, and combating corruption in both public and private sectors.
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A.
United Nations crime suppression conventions
The United Nations crime suppression conventions are a series of international treaties aimed at preventing and punishing serious transnational and international crimes, including genocide, organized crime, corruption, and trafficking.
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B.
Foreign Corrupt Practices Act
The Foreign Corrupt Practices Act is a U.S. federal law that prohibits bribery of foreign officials and mandates accurate corporate accounting to combat international corruption.
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C.
Anti-Corruption Foundation
The Anti-Corruption Foundation is a Russian non-profit organization known for investigating and exposing high-level government corruption and promoting political transparency.
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D.
Europol Convention
The Europol Convention was the international agreement that originally established and governed the operations of the European Police Office before it was replaced by the current Europol framework under EU law.
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E.
Convention on Action against Trafficking in Human Beings
The Convention on Action against Trafficking in Human Beings is a Council of Europe treaty that comprehensively addresses human trafficking through prevention, victim protection, and prosecution of traffickers.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (53)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
United Nations convention
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international anti-corruption treaty ⓘ |
| adoptedBy | United Nations General Assembly ⓘ |
| adoptionDate | 2003-10-31 ⓘ |
| adoptionResolution | UN General Assembly resolution 58/4 ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs |
Merida Convention
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UN Convention against Corruption ⓘ
linked to:
United Nations Convention against Corruption
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| appliesToSector |
private sector
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public sector ⓘ |
| chapter |
Chapter II: Preventive measures
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Chapter III: Criminalization and law enforcement ⓘ Chapter IV: International cooperation ⓘ Chapter V: Asset recovery ⓘ Chapter VI: Technical assistance and information exchange ⓘ Chapter VII: Mechanisms for implementation ⓘ Chapter VIII: Final provisions ⓘ |
| depositary | Secretary-General of the United Nations ⓘ |
| entryIntoForceDate | 2005-12-14 ⓘ |
| establishesBody | Conference of the States Parties to the United Nations Convention against Corruption ⓘ |
| goal |
promotion and strengthening of measures to prevent and combat corruption more efficiently and effectively
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promotion of integrity, accountability and proper management of public affairs and public property ⓘ |
| implementedBy | United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime ⓘ |
| language |
Arabic
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Chinese ⓘ English ⓘ French ⓘ Russian ⓘ Spanish ⓘ |
| legalStatus | legally binding treaty ⓘ |
| monitoringMechanism | Implementation Review Mechanism ⓘ |
| openedForSignatureDate | 2003-12-09 ⓘ |
| openedForSignaturePlace |
Mérida, Mexico
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linked to:
Mérida
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| providesFor |
extradition in corruption cases
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international cooperation in asset recovery ⓘ mutual legal assistance in corruption cases ⓘ return of assets to countries of origin ⓘ |
| requires |
adoption of preventive anti-corruption policies
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criminalization of bribery of foreign public officials ⓘ criminalization of bribery of national public officials ⓘ criminalization of embezzlement of public funds ⓘ establishment of anti-corruption bodies ⓘ measures against money-laundering related to corruption ⓘ measures for protection of whistleblowers and witnesses ⓘ measures to promote integrity in law enforcement agencies ⓘ measures to promote integrity in the judiciary ⓘ measures to promote transparency in public administration ⓘ measures to promote transparency in public procurement ⓘ |
| scope |
asset recovery
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criminalization of corruption ⓘ international cooperation against corruption ⓘ prevention of corruption ⓘ technical assistance and information exchange ⓘ |
| shortName | UNCAC ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: United Nations Convention against Corruption Description of subject: The United Nations Convention against Corruption is a global, legally binding treaty that sets comprehensive standards and measures for preventing, criminalizing, and combating corruption in both public and private sectors.
Referenced by (21)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
United Nations General Assembly treaties
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hasExample
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United Nations Convention against Corruption
ⓘ
United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime
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supportsTreaty
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United Nations Convention against Corruption
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United Nations crime suppression conventions
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includesInstrument
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United Nations Convention against Corruption
ⓘ
linked to: United Nations Convention against Corruption
Council of Europe anti-corruption conventions
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complements
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United Nations Convention against Corruption
ⓘ
Inter-American Convention against Corruption
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relatedTo
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United Nations Convention against Corruption
ⓘ
African Union Convention on Preventing and Combating Corruption
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relatedTo
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United Nations Convention against Corruption
ⓘ
Conference of the States Parties to the United Nations Convention against Corruption
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legalBasis
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United Nations Convention against Corruption
ⓘ
Conference of the States Parties to the United Nations Convention against Corruption
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relatedConvention
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United Nations Convention against Corruption
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linked to: United Nations Convention against Corruption
subject linked to:
WCO integrity program