Here you can link to different papers, studies and press releases about Anti-Corruption Conventions in the Americas.

1. Inter-American Convention against Corruption

2. United Nations Convention against Corruption

3. OECD Convention against Bribery of Foreign Public Officials in International Business Transactions

4. Press Releases
   

   1. Inter-American Convention against Corruption

   2. United Nations Convention against Corruption

   3. OECD Convention against Bribery of Foreign Public Officials in International Business Transactions

• Opinion Editorial Huguette Labelle in El Nuevo Herald, 29 March 2006: "The future of the Americas depends on the anti-corruption fight"

• TI´s Recommendations at the IV meeting of the Follow-up Mechanism Expertes Committee

• Recommendations of TI to the XXXV Regular Session of the OAS General Assembly

• The OAS Convention was opened to signature 9 year ago

• TI calls on OECD Members to enforce the OECD Anti- Bribery Convention and to ratify the UN Convention against Corruption

4.1 Inter-American Convention against Corruption

• 3 November 2005: Governments in the Americas must eliminate corruption to create jobs and reduce poverty

• 31 October 2005: To the Foreign Minister of Argentina: You are mistaken. The fight against corruption is fundamental to creating jobs

• 29 September 2005: Anti-Corruption Assessments reveal secrecy as a continuing challenge in the Americas

• 27 September 2005: New OAS Secretary General pledges action on corruption under democratic charter

• 9 September 2005: The governments of the Americas must make genuine commitments in the fight against corruption

• 7 June 2005: OAS must fulfil commitments to anti-corruption convention, says Transparency International

• 1 June 2002: OAS member states urged to speed up review of Inter-American Convention Against Corruption

4.2 United Nations Convention against Corruption

• 16 September 2005: First global convention against corruption to enter into force

• 8 December 2003:UN launches new global convention against graft on December 9th, henceforth International Anti-Corruption Day

• 29 September 2003: UN Convention should reinstate corruption in political party funding as mandatory offence, says TI

• 11 August 2003: US weakens UN Convention by blocking measures tackling political corruption

• 24 July 2003: UN Anti-Corruption Convention in danger of missing the mark on political corruption, warns Transparency International

• 16 July 2003: UN Anti-Corruption Convention must target private sector bribery and political party corruption and allow for the extradition of corrupt officials

• 19 June 2003: UN Convention must take steps to counter 'high-level corruption and the levels of impunity that facilitate it', says Paris Declaration

• 21 March 2003: Unaccountable governments 'are threatening to derail UN Anti-Corruption Convention'

• 11 March 2003: UN Convention must criminalise private sector corruption," says Transparency International

• 28 January 2002: The intervention of the UN adds pressure on the Moroccan government to release TI Integrity Award winner Captain Mustapha Adib

• 18 January 2002: Monitoring is the key to the success of a UN Convention Against Corruption

• 31 May 2001: A UN Convention is no substitute for anti-corruption programmes at the national level

4.3 OECD Convention against Bribery of Foreign Public Officials in International Business Transactions

• 7 March 2005: TI Report Finds Fifteen OECD Countries Making a "Promising Start" in Enforcing Anti-Bribery Laws But Calls for Accelerated Enforcement

• 16 October 2002: Transparency International elects new board and appeals to rich countries to enforce OECD Anti-Bribery Convention

• 16 March 2001: Transparency International endorses UK efforts to implement OECD Anti-Bribery Convention

• 6 December 2000: OECD agrees to clamp down on bribery in export credit transactions Transparency International welcomes "clear signal to private sector"

• 20 July 2000: G8 summit host Japan urged to implement International Anti-Corruption Convention TI deplores "small group" holding back effective implementation

• 16 February 1999: Americas urged to implement anti-corruption convention Momentum of international action must not be lost

• 11 January 1999:OECD and Transparency International Publish Directory of Anti-Corruption Programmes in Central & Eastern Europe

• 27 October 1998: Transparency International USA hails implementation of the OECD Anti-Bribery convention

• 5 November 1997: OECD Anti-Corruption Convention leaves critical questions still open

• 27 May 1997: OECD: Important Milestone in Curbing International Bribery

• 21 May 1997: Business leaders call on OECD Ministers to "act against international corruption"

• 23 May 1996: Moves at OECD to Counter Business Corruption Draw Praise