The Organisation of American States (OAS) has consistently identified corruption and a lack of transparency as a fundamental factors jeopardising the security and prosperity of citizens in the region.
It promoted the first convention against corruption, The Inter-American Convention against Corruption (IACAC) in 1996, and has made corruption a high priority at all five Summits of the Americas since 1994.
Yet despite identifying the problem, concrete action remains insufficient. Although 33 out of 34 OAS members have ratified the IACAC, there is still a strong need to translate the words of the convention into national policy and practice. Currently, only 28 states are taking part in the convention’s monitoring mechanism.
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