Countering Corruption

Since April 2021, the United Nations in Somalia has had a dedicated Special Anti-Corruption Advisor supporting its work from the UN Office on Drugs and Crime (UNODC). Jointly funded by the Peace Building Support Office and UNODC, the Advisor is embedded in the Integrated Office of the UN Deputy Representative of the Secretary-General, Resident and Humanitarian Coordinator, available to advise the UN Country Team and Somali counterparts across a wide range of anti-corruption and transparency-related issues. The Advisor also co-chairs with United Nations Development Programme a UN wide Anti-Corruption/Anti-Fraud Task Force which is responsible, amongst other things, for building a multi-UN agency development project to assist stakeholders in their fight against corruption. The project is currently in the final stages of development.