State of implementation of the United Nations Convention against Corruption. Preventive measures and asset recovery

This UNODC report (2025) assesses how States are implementing the United Nations Convention against Corruption (UNCAC), with a particular focus on preventive measures and asset recovery. Based on the findings of 101 country reviews, it examines legal, institutional, and practical progress while highlighting common challenges and good practices. The report is divided into three main sections. The first analyzes preventive measures, including anti-corruption strategies, public sector integrity, transparency, public procurement, judicial integrity, private sector compliance, and public participation. The second focuses on asset recovery, examining international cooperation to trace, confiscate, and return assets derived from corruption. The third assesses anti-money laundering frameworks, beneficial ownership transparency, financial intelligence units, and mechanisms to detect and prevent illicit financial flows. Overall, the report concludes that significant progress has been made in aligning national legal and institutional frameworks with UNCAC. However, it emphasizes that stronger implementation, greater institutional capacity, enhanced international cooperation, and more effective monitoring are still needed to ensure that legal commitments translate into tangible anti-corruption outcomes.