The importance of addressing corruption is increasingly recognized as a crucial part of efforts to keep peace and bui ld sustainable development around the world. Conflict-affected settings are often characterized by high levels of corruption\, which can drive conflic t dynamics and fuel instability. Corruption also exacerbates inequitable we alth distribution and social and identity-related divisions\, further desta bilizing state structures and emboldening non-state armed groups.
Whi le there is no ‘one-size-fits-all’\, the United Nations has been identifyin g and implementing specific strategies\, methodologies\, and tools to suppo rt the implementation of the United Nations Convention against Corruption ( UNCAC) in several conflict and post-conflict environments around the world. This engagement also builds on lessons learned from past and present partn erships within the United Nations system and beyond.
CATEGORIES:Speaker/Panel LOCATION:Zoom GEO:40.712728;-74.006015 ORGANIZER;CN="Kenneth D. Russell":MAILTO:kerussell@law.harvard.edu URL;VALUE=URI:https://hls.harvard.edu/events/kelman-seminar-jonathan-bourgu ignon-addressing-corruption-in-conflict-affected-settings-to-build-peace-an d-security-lessons-learned-and-current-engagement-of-the-united-nations/ ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://hls.harvard.edu/wp-content/uploads/2025/10/JBheadshot-scaled.jpg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VTIMEZONE TZID:America/New_York BEGIN:STANDARD TZOFFSETFROM:-0400 TZOFFSETTO:-0500 DTSTART:20251102T060000 TZNAME:EST END:STANDARD END:VTIMEZONE END:VCALENDAR