IBLF and partners launches the policy guide for youth engagement

12 December 2023

IBLF Global, together with the Independent Commission Against Corruption (ICAC), the International Association of Anti-Corruption Authorities (IAACA) and UNODC crafted the Policy Guide for National Anti-Corruption Authorities on Meaningful Youth Engagement in Anti-Corruption Work.This policy guide was launched at the 10th session of the UNCAC Conference of the States Parties (CoSP10).

It's clear that young people can have a big impact in fighting corruption. As the foreword to the publication says, "With their dynamic attitudes, strong echoing voices, unwavering spirit, innovative thinking and limitless energy, today’s young people are integral to building a present and a future that is resilient to corruption and crime."

What's new about this publication is that it provides guidance to the public authorities in how to harness this energy. Young people can support the work of anti-corruption authorities by generating innovative and exciting ideas, communicating them more effectively to their peers, families, communities and society as a whole, and ultimately putting them into practice.

Our research team discovered quite a few institutional obstacles and capacity limitations preventing this from happening. This publication seeks to address these. Its objective is to encourage authorities around the world to scale up not just youth engagement, but meaningful youth engagement in their anti-corruption work. Based on original research, the Guide provides a detailed roadmap to achieving this, examining the "why" and the "how". It is accompanied by an online portal containing additional resources and practical examples from Bhutan, Brunei, Greece, Hong Kong, Kenya, Kiribati, Malaysia, Mexico and Moldova.

We would  like to take this opportunity to thank the very many people involved in putting this publication together - too many of you to list here (see the Acknowledgements for the full list of contributors https://lnkd.in/edmkvT36).

In particular, a special thanks to the exceptional Dr. Hady Fink, Chris Morris and Iris Caluag who led on the writing and without whom none of this would have been possible, our team of researchers, and the Youth Advisory Board and the Expert Group which provided invaluable comments to the early drafts. Finally a big thanks to our Working Group consisting of ICAC's Jenny Chau, Lawrence M.W. Chiu, Eric Ng, Amy Wong, Hazel Wong, Mani Wong, and UNODC's Roberta Falvo, Bianca Kopp, Leonardo Paradiso who kept us on track to deliver this publication.

The Policy Guide and the resources can be accessed here: https://www.icac.org.hk/icac/myeguide/en/index.html 

United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime, UNODC

Independent Commission Against Corruption, ICAC of Hong Kong, China

International Association of Anti-Corruption Authorities, IAACA

IBLF Global