United Nations Convention against Corruption

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Civil society measures how the United Nations Convention against Corruption is implemented

All 71 articles, in law and in practice. Civil society assesses, institutions and the government respond, the follow-up is public.

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Latest activity: A bad practice was published for article 14 « Mesures visant à prévenir le blanchiment d’argent » on October 14, 2026.

  • 19articles rated
  • 37 %implementation in law
  • 21 %implementation in practice
  • 103gaps identified
  • 0gaps resolved
  • 1/42recommendations implemented

71 articles, 8 chapters: where does implementation stand?

Each square is an article. Switch between law and practice; select an article to read it and see its assessment.

Assessed by Centre de Recherche sur l’Anti-Corruption (CERC) since November 2021

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  • Full / good
  • Largely
  • Moderate
  • Partial
  • Not implemented / poor
  • Not assessed

Chapter I — General provisions Reference provisions, not rated

Chapter II — Preventive measures 10 of 10 articles rated

Chapter III — Criminalization and law enforcement 0 of 28 articles rated

Chapter IV — International cooperation 0 of 8 articles rated

Chapter V — Asset recovery 9 of 9 articles rated

Chapter VI — Technical assistance and information exchange 0 of 3 articles rated

Chapter VII — Mechanisms for implementation Reference provisions, not rated

Chapter VIII — Final provisions Reference provisions, not rated

Implementation in figures

Implementation by chapter

Implementation rate of the rated articles, from 0 to 100 %: the line shows the gap between law and practice

  • In law
  • In practice
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In lawIn practice
Chapter II — Preventive measures43 %25 %10 of 10 articles assessed
Chapter III — Criminalization and law enforcement——Not assessed yet
Chapter IV — International cooperation——Not assessed yet
Chapter V — Asset recovery33 %11 %9 of 9 articles assessed
Chapter VI — Technical assistance and information exchange——Not assessed yet

Ratings of the 58 articles to be assessed

Number of articles per rating, in law and in practice

In law 58

  • Largely 3
  • Partial 16
  • Not assessed 39

In practice 58

  • Moderate 7
  • Poor 12
  • Not assessed 39
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In law — Full00 %
In law — Largely35.2 %
In law — Partial1627.6 %
In law — Not implemented00 %
In law — Not assessed3967.2 %
In practice — Good00 %
In practice — Moderate712.1 %
In practice — Poor1220.7 %
In practice — Not assessed3967.2 %

Gaps by category

Number of gaps identified, by type of problem

  1. Law not enforced 29
  2. Under-resourced institution 18
  3. No data / opacity 13
  4. Incomplete law 10
  5. Lack of independence 8
  6. No law 8
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Law not enforced29
Under-resourced institution18
No data / opacity13
Incomplete law10
Lack of independence8
No law8

Follow-up of the 42 recommendations

Status reported by the institutions and verified by the assessors

  • Implemented12.4 %
  • Issued4197.6 %
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Implemented12.4 %
Accepted00 %
Transmitted00 %
Issued4197.6 %
Rejected00 %

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Three actors, one public follow-up

  1. Civil society assesses

    Trained assessors rate each article in law and in practice, document the gaps with evidence and make recommendations.

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  2. Institutions respond

    Each assessed institution answers the gaps that concern it: correction made, reform under way, information or dispute, with its evidence.

  3. The government reports

    The UNCAC focal point reports the implementation of the recommendations. Assessors verify, and the ratings follow.

Latest official responses

  1. Recommendation implemented The recommendation « D’autoriser la publication par l’ONUDC du rapport complet de l’examen de la mise en œuvre de la CNUCC de la… » was reported as implemented by CERC on October 13, 2026.

The 10 priority recommendations

The measures civil society asks for first. The government and the agencies concerned mark them as implemented, with evidence; the assessors verify.

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implemented · 10 %

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  2. No. 2 : Implemented
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  10. No. 10 : Issued
  1. Priority 1 · VI.1 Issued

    Assurer l’indépendance totale des organes en charge de la prévention et la lutte contre la corruption en évitant l’instrumentalisation des organes et de la justice à des fins politiques

    Addressed to
    Au président de la République et son gouvernement
  2. Priority 2 · VI.2 Implemented

    D’autoriser la publication par l’ONUDC du rapport complet de l’examen de la mise en œuvre de la CNUCC de la RDC lorsqu’il sera achevé

    Addressed to
    Au président de la République et son gouvernement
  3. Priority 3 · VI.3 Issued

    Mettre en place une structure en charge de contrôle d’ineffectivité des déclarations des patrimoines des agents publics, avec possibilité de remplir la déclaration en ligne

    Addressed to
    Au président de la République et son gouvernement
  4. Priority 4 · VI.21 Issued

    Adopter la loi portant accès à l’information, la loi portant protection des lanceurs d’alerte ainsi que la loi anti- corruption

    Addressed to
    Au parlement de la RDC
  5. Priority 5 · VI.22 Issued

    Adopter la loi portant protection des patrimoines

    Addressed to
    Au parlement de la RDC
  6. Priority 6 · VI.23 Issued

    Appliquer les recommandations de la Cour des comptes sur le contrôle des finances publiques.

    Addressed to
    Au parlement de la RDC
  7. Priority 7 · VI.29 Issued

    Criminaliser l’enrichissement illicite des fonctionnaires, agents publics et des magistrats

  8. Priority 8 · VI.30 Issued

    Renforcer les sanctions en matière de corruption et de manquements à la déclaration de patrimoine

  9. Priority 9 · VI.31 Issued

    Améliorer et centraliser le recueil et du traitement des réclamations, dénonciation et des plaintes

  10. Priority 10 · VI.32 Issued

    Renforcement des capacités des organes chargés des investigations anti-corruption et anti-blanchiment des capitaux

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