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Safeguarding from corruption: Protecting the integrity of sport to harness its positive power
14 December 2021
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First-ever Global Report on Corruption in Sport flags urgent need for unified, international response to corrupt practices in sport
9 December 2021
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IOC and UNODC extend collaboration to fight corruption and crime in sport
9 November 2021
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FIFA Global Integrity Programme continues with Concacaf edition
11 August 2021
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Launch of IPACS's Task Force 4 - effective cooperation between criminal justice authorities and sport organizations
21 April 2021
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Launch of FIFA and UNODC Global Integrity Programme to tackle match manipulation
Vienna, 16 March 2021
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IPACS strengthens its governance model
Vienna, 16 November 2020
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UNODC, INTERPOL and IOC tackle the manipulation of sports competitions in the Mediterranean Region
Vienna, 18 September 2020
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UNODC and FIFA partner to kick out corruption and foster youth development through football
Vienna, 14 September 2020
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UNODC and IOC enhance partnership to tackle crime in and through sport
Vienna, 24 July 2020
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Strengthening the integrity of sports in the Pacific: UNODC, IOC and INTERPOL, supported by FIFA and World Rugby, organize virtual workshop.
Vienna, 9 July 2020
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General Conference of the International Partnership Against Corruption
Abu Dhabi, 15 December 2019 - The General Conference of the International Partnership Against Corruption In Sport (IPACS), organised by the United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime (UNODC), was held just ahead of the Conference of the States Parties to the United Nations Convention against Corruption, and attracted more than 50 governments.
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Integrity in Sport: National Workshop Algeria
Algiers, 8 to 9 October 2019 - On 8 and 9 October 2019, UNODC help support a two-day workshop organized by INTERPOL and IOC in Algiers, Algeria which was hosted in close cooperation with the General Directorate for National Security and the Algerian Sports and Olympic Committee.
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Sport cannot fulfil its role to promote peace if it is tarnished by criminal activity, says UNODC Executive Director
Vienna, 4 September 2019 - The adoption of resolution 7/8 by the Conference of State Parties to the United Nations Convention against Corruption in November 2017 was a landmark moment for international efforts to prevent and combat corruption in sport, Executive Director of the United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime (UNODC) Yury Fedotov said at an international Conference on Corruption in Sport in Vienna.
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Safeguarding Sport from Corruption Conference
Vienna, 6 to 10 November 2019 - Discussions about corruption in sport are not new. However, calls for more concerted and effective action in these areas have grown louder in recent times. Indeed, the need to comprehensively address these risks at the international level was very recently recognized with the adoption of resolution 7/8 on Corruption in Sport, by the Conference of States Parties to the United Nations Convention against Corruption at its seventh session, held in Vienna from 6 to 10 November 2017.
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UNODC, IOC and International Partners Assess Progress in Tackling Corruption in Sport
Vienna, 14 February 2019 - Over 40 international experts from Government, Sports Organizations, academia and the private sector gathered today at the headquarters of the United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime (UNODC) to reflect on how to develop effective mechanisms to promote reporting of unethical, illicit and illegal activities linked to sport.
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Integrity in Sport: Workshop on Match-Fixing held in Qatar
Doha, 21 to 22 January 2019 - INTERPOL, the International Olympic Committee (IOC) and UNODC have held a workshop to strengthen Qatar's fight against corruption in sports and competition manipulation on 21 and 22 January 2019, in Doha.
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UNODC and Qatar Partner to Help Safeguard Sport from Corruption and Crime
Vienna, 24 April 2019 - As in many other areas of society, sport is not immune from the threats posed by corruption and crime.
Specifically, these threats include competition manipulation and illegal betting, but sport has also been undermined by the involvement of organized crime, fraud and abuse of function, among others. Realising the need to move quickly and effectively to prevent, detect and sanction these problems, the international community is increasing efforts to safeguard sport.
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UNODC and Asian Football Confederation Join Hands in Fighting Sports-Related Crime
Kuala Lumpur, 6 December 2018 - Sport can support the well-being of individuals and the sustainable and peaceful development of societies. Illegal activities to exploit sport for illicit gain, however, such as match-fixing, competition-manipulation and illegal betting, have increased in past years and can jeopardize its benefits.
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UNODC and International Olympic Committee enter partnership to tackle corruption in Sport
Vienna, 6 October 2018 - While the presence of corruption and criminality surrounding sport is not a new phenomenon, the last decade has seen a noticeable increase in illegal activities designed to exploit sports for illicit gain. With the realization that many of the most profitable illegal activities involve a strong international dimension, UNODC and the International Olympic Committee (IOC) have signed an agreement to fight competition manipulation and related corruption in sport.
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Weeding corruption out of sport an investment in development: UN crime-fighting agency
Vienna, 5 June 2018 - Sports scandals, including allegations of endemic corruption and the involvement of organized crime, threaten to undermine the sector's potential to contribute to peace and global development, a senior United Nations official said on Tuesday...
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UNODC, IOC and international partners assess progress in tackling corruption in sport
Lausanne, 29 June 2018 - The International Partnership against Corruption in Sport (IPACS) - a multi-stakeholder platform composed of the International Olympic Committee (IOC) and other international sports organisations, governments and inter-governmental organisations such as the OECD, the Council of Europe and UNODC - met in Lausanne on 29 June 2018 to evaluate their recent efforts in addressing pressing issues in sport.
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Safeguarding sport from corruption - International conference
Vienna, 6 to 10 November 2018 - The aim of the conference was to raise awareness of good practices and to disseminate tools to help address corruption linked to the organization of sport events, and in doing so to support the implementation of Conference of the States Parties resolution 7/8, with a particular focus on the involvement and contribution of organizers of major sporting events.
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INTERPOL, the International Olympic Committee (IOC) and UNODC have held a workshop to strengthen Nigeria's fight against corruption in sports and competition manipulation
Abuja, 23 to 24 May 2017 - INTERPOL, the International Olympic Committee (IOC) and UNODC have held a workshop to strengthen Nigeria's fight against corruption in sports and competition manipulation.
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