RESOLUTION 7/8:

CORRUPTION IN SPORT

CORRUPTION

CHALLENGES RELATED

SPORT

Key Message

“The international

community is coming

together to develop tools

and mechanisms to fight

corruption in sport”

OUTLINE

1. What is resolution 7/8

corruption in sport?

2. Why is sport vulnerable to

corruption?

3. What is being done to tackle

corruption in sport?

1. What is resolution 7/8 on corruption in sport?

United Nations Convention against Corruption

Chapter IIPreventive measures

Chapter IV

International

Cooperation

Chapter V

Asset Recovery

Chapter III

Criminalization &

Law Enforcement

Resolution 7/8 : Corruption in sport

Signalled the strong international

political will of the 183 States parties to

the United Nations Convention against

Corruption to address threats to sport.

https://www.unodc.org/documents/treaties/UNCAC/COSP/sessi

on7/V1708295E.pdf

2. WHY IS SPORT

VULNERABLE TO

CORRUPTION?

Because….

1. Low priority for law enforcement

2. Detection is low and profits are high

3. Limited stakeholder engagement.

4. Low capacity and training of officials

3. What is being done to address

corruption in sport?

1. Low priority for law enforcement?

• Resolution 7/8 on Corruption in Sport, by the

Conference of States Parties to the United Nations

Convention against Corruption at its seventh

session, operative paragraph 2:

• “to enhance their efforts to prevent and fight

corruption in sport, and in this regard stresses the

importance of robust legislative and law

enforcement measures,”

2. Risk of detection low and profits high?

G20 ACWG MINEPS VI International Forum for

Sport Integrity

International Partnership

Against Corruption

in Sport

3. Limited stakeholder engagement?

4. Low capacity and training of officials?

The United Nations Convention

against Corruption: A Strategy for

Safeguarding against Corruption

in Major Public Events

CANDICE WELSCH

Chief, Implementation Support Section,

Corruption and Economic Crime

Branch, UNODC

Thank you for your attention