# UN adopts the Convention Against Corruption (UNCAC)

Date: 2003

On 31 October 2003 the UN General Assembly adopted the United Nations Convention against Corruption (Resolution 58/4); 141 countries signed at the December 2003 Mérida ceremony and it entered into force on 14 December 2005. It is the only legally binding universal anti-corruption instrument, with about 190 states parties, mandating criminalization, prevention, international cooperation and asset recovery.

## Drivers

- Anti-corruption enforcement capacity: https://factrail.ai/drivers/gov-anti-corruption-enforcement

## Sources

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## Methodology

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