Should Indian Citizens contemptuous of Government's inability to deal with corruption approach the United Nations?

Salman Khurshid mocks Team Anna, asks them to move UN - ANI

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So, a senior Union Minister of Government of India Mr Salman Khursheed has said that the citizens of India should move to United Nations on the question of Corruption. Mr Khursheed is also a lawyer and he has a point here, knowing the limitations of the Government of India on controlling the spiraling Corruption. So, I am posting the details of relevant office of the United Nations for the citizens of India who want to approach United Nations on this complaint. 

It is pertinent to mention here that The United Nations Convention against Corruption (UNCAC) is the first legally binding international anti-corruption instrument.In its 8 Chapters and 71 Articles, the UNCAC obliges its States Parties to implement a wide and detailed range of anti-corruption measures affecting their laws, institutions and practices. These measures aim to promote the prevention, criminalization and law enforcement, international cooperation, asset recovery, technical assistance and information exchange, and mechanisms for implementation.

Article 63 of the UNCAC establishes a CoSP with a mandate to, inter alia, promote and review the implementation of the Convention. In accordance with Article 63, "the Conference shall establish, if it deems necessary, any appropriate mechanism or body to assist in the effective implementation of the Convention". At its first session, held in Jordan in December 2006, the CoSP agreed that it was necessary to establish an appropriate and effective mechanism to assist in the review of the implementation of the Convention (Resolution 1/1). The Conference established an open-ended intergovernmental expert group to make recommendations to the Conference on the appropriate mechanism, which should allow the Conference to discharge fully and efficiently its mandates, in particular with respect to taking stock of States’ efforts to implement the Convention.

In general, the adoption of an effective follow-up monitoring mechanism is often considered to be one of the biggest challenges that still lies ahead. Many developing countries also face the challenge of implementing the demanding provisions of the UNCAC into national law, and above all into the reality of daily life. Effective technical assistance, as foreseen in the UNCAC ( Coalition of Civil Services Organisations), is therefore crucial for the successful implementation of the Convention.

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