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The International Anti-Corruption Conference (IACC) is a series of international

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s organised by the IACC Council, in association with local governments and organisations, with

Transparency International Transparency International e.V. (TI) is a German registered association founded in 1993 by former employees of the World Bank. Based in Berlin, its nonprofit and non-governmental purpose is to take action to combat global corruption with civil s ...

as its secretariat. The conference was first held in 1983 in

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and has since been held every two years in a different country. IACC has developed a number of global initiatives that run independently of the conference, such as Young Journalist Initiative, Social Entrepreneurs for Transparency, Journalists 4 Transparency, anti-corruption film festival, and the Fair Play music Anti-corruption competition.

Host cities

The table below shows the location of each IACC since the conference was first held in 1983.History of the IACC
Retrieved 2011-12-30.

Summary of conferences

14th IACC

The 14th IACC was held In Bangkok between 10 and 13 November 2010Andrew Marshall

Time World Magazine, November 10, 2010. Retrieved 2011-12-30. with the theme “Restoring trust: Global action for transparency”.Publish what you Pay, http://www.publishwhatyoupay.org/events/14th-international-anti-corruption-conference The conference was hosted jointly by the IACC Council, the National Anti-Corruption Commission, The Royal Thai Ministry of Justice and Transparency Thailand.Asian Correspondent, http://asiancorrespondent.com/42074/global-anti-corruption-conference-to-be-held-in-bangkok/ Delegates from over 130 countries were present at the conference, which was also attended by the Prime Minister of Thailand

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, World Bank Managing Director

Sri Mulyani Indrawati Sri Mulyani Indrawati (born 26 August 1962) is an Indonesian economist who has served as Minister of Finance (Indonesia), Minister of Finance of Indonesia since 2016 under President of Indonesia, President Joko Widodo and Prabowo Subianto. She ha ...

, Asian Development Bank President

Haruhiko Kuroda is a Japanese banker and a former Ministry of Finance government official who served as the 31st Governor of the Bank of Japan (BOJ) from March 2013 to April 2023 and is currently a Professor at the National Graduate Institute for Policy Studie ...

and Transparency International chair

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. The conference featured 40 workshop sessions structured around four identified global challenges: * Restoring Trust for Peace and Security * Fuelling Transparency and Accountability in the Natural Resources and Energy Markets * Climate Governance: Ensuring a Collective Commitment * Strengthening Global Action for an Accountable Corporate World The conference concluded as all attending nations pledged to increase the intensity of anti-

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initiatives, and to fully honour all existing anti-corruption agreements.

15th IACC

The 15th IACC was held in Brasília between 7 and 10 November 2012, with the theme "Mobilising people: connecting agents of change". The conference was organised by the IACC Council, with Transparency International as the secretariat and in association with the Brazilian Office of the Comptroller General (OCG), AMARRIBO Brazil and Instituto Ethos.

16th IACC

The 16th IACC was held in Putraya between 2 and 4 September 2015, with the theme "Ending Impunity: People, Integrity, Action". The Conference was organised by the IACC Council, with Transparency International as the Secretariat in association with the Malaysian Anti-corruption Commission.

17th IACC

The 17th IACC took place in Panama City between 1 and 4 December 2016, with the theme "Time for Justice, Equity, Security and Trust", The Conference was organised by the IACC Council, with Transparency International as the Secretariat in association with National authority for Transparency and access to Information ANTAI and TI National Chapter in Panama. The four-day conference was packed with opportunities for anti-corruption activists and experts to exchange, learn and enjoy through workshops and panels, film screenings, plenaries, an evening networking events and an outdoor concert, the Fair Play Anti-corruption Music. The conference featured 60 workshop sessions structured around four identified global challenges: * Panama Papers * Strong, resilient and ethical institutions * Shielding Justice, Financial Integrity * People fighting Grand Corruption

18th IACC

The 18th IACC was held in Copenhagen, Denmark from 22 to 24 October 2018.

19th IACC

The 19th IACC was planned to be held in Seoul, Korea from 2 to 5 June 2020. In light of the pandemic of coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19), it was postponed to 1 to 4 December 2020. While the South Korean government was still the IACC host, the conference took place virtually.

20th IACC

The 20th IACC was held in Washington, D.C. in the US from 6 to 10 December 2022 on the theme of "Uprooting Corruption: Defending Democratic Values."

21st IACC

The 21st IACC was held between 18 and 21 June 2024 in the

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centre in

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, Lithuania. Its theme was "Confronting Global Threats: Standing Up for Integrity".

Gallery

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External links

iaccseries.org
Anti-corruption organizations Organizations established in 1983