TTTI to Govt: Ratify UN corruption treaty

18 September 2005, Trinidad Express
The local chapter of Transparency International has urged Government to ratify the United Nations Convention against Corruption and take urgent steps to implement the provisions of the treaty. In a statement issued yesterday, the Trinidad and Tobago Transparency Institute (TTTI) noted that while this country was one of the first to sign the Convention in Mexico on December 11, 2003, it had not ratified it. "For a country which, according to its government, is committed to stamping out corruption and being a beacon of integrity, this is not a good sign," the statement said. The anti-corruption watchdog noted that while Trinidad and Tobago already had some good anti-corruption legislation and, with the reform of the public procurement regime, there was more to come, it said it has observed signs of deterioration.

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TIB urges govt to sign, ratify UN Convention against Corruption

18 September 2005, United News of Bangladesh,
The Transparency International Bangladesh (TIB) has urged the government to sign and ratify without further delay the UN Convention against Corruption which will come into effect on December 14 this year. "The entry into force of the Convention is an opportunity for the government, especially in view of the commitment made by the Law Minister last year to take necessary steps to sign and ratify the Convention," said TIB Executive Director Dr Iftekharuzzaman. A TIB press release Sunday expressed disappointment that no progress was made since the assurance made by Dhaka in December last year. It said Bangladesh's failure to sign the agreement was also unacceptable because many Asia-Pacific countries, including Sri Lanka, Nepal, Pakistan, Afghanistan, Malaysia and Thailand have already signed the Convention.

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UN Convention Against Corruption to come into force on December 14, 2005

18 September 2005, Press Statement Transparency Malaysia
We are pleased to note that with Equador’s ratification of the UN Convention Against Corruption yesterday, being the 30th, the same Convention will come into force on December 14, 2005. This is the first international treaty designed to help member States to combat corruption in both public and private sectors. That it is to come into force within two years of adoption by the General Assembly shows member State’s determination to fight this evil globally.

The UN should now set in place a monitoring mechanism to monitor implementation and provide technical assistance to member States in the implementation exercise.

Recently the Attorney General, Tan Sri Ghani Patail, assured me that Malaysia will ratify the Convention early next year. With the Prime Minister’s commitment to combat corruption Malaysia should not delay in the ratification process and thereafter take positive measures to implement the Convention domestically. We would assist the Government in everyway in the implementation process.
Dato’ Param Cumaraswamy
President

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