About Us

Welcome to UNODC's international initiative BLOW YOUR WHISTLE.

www.blowyourwhistle.com is a technology-supported fully transparent international anti-corruption initiative of United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime.

Since 1997, the United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime (UNODC) has been the centre of the United Nations’ fight against “uncivil society”— corruption, drugs, organized crime, terrorism and human trafficking.

UNODC aims to be a strategic player at both the global and country levels. It needs to be coherent and flexible enough to respond to demands for a variety of policy and operational services, and at the same time efficient. The 2005 World Summit in New York gave new impetus to United Nations reform. Since 2002, the Office has taken steps to become more results-oriented, accountable, transparent and effective.

UNODC prides itself on being in the vanguard of management reform. UNODC now has a medium-term Strategy 2008-2011—a four-year roadmap. UNODC aims to be as successful in crime and terrorism prevention as it has been in drug control. It is a small office with big mandates. To achieve its goals, UNODC needs to determine where its services will add value.

UNODC's Action against Corruption

Corruption is a complex social, political and economic phenomenon that affects all countries. Corruption undermines democratic institutions, slows economic development and contributes to governmental instability. Corruption attacks the foundation of democratic institutions by distorting electoral processes, perverting the rule of law and creating bureaucratic quagmires whose only reason for existing is the soliciting of bribes. Economic development is stunted because foreign direct investment is discouraged and small businesses within the country often find it impossible to overcome the "start-up costs" required because of corruption.

Corruption Your No Counts

Fighting corruption is a global concern because corruption is found in both rich and poor countries, and evidence shows that it hurts poor people disproportionately. It contributes to instability, poverty and is a dominant factor driving fragile countries towards state failure.

Governments, the private sector, non-governmental organizations, the media and citizens around the world are joining forces to fight this crime. The United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) and the United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime (UNODC) are at the forefront of these efforts.

The 2009 joint international campaign focuses on how corruption hinders efforts to achieve the internationally agreed upon Million Development Goals (MDGs), undermines democracy and the rule of law, leads to human rights violations, distorts markets, erodes quality of life and allows organized crime, terrorism and other threats to human security to flourish.

We hope you'll come together with UNDP and UNODC to say "Your NO Counts" by:

•Organizing activities in your community to mark 9 December

•Publishing the campaign banner on your website

•Utilizing the campaign "Advocacy Guide" and "Call to Action Matrix"

•Using the "Your NO Counts" logo on publications & at events

•Adding your logo to the campaign poster or leaflet

•Creating a link to this website

•Sending a message to your networks about the campaign

•Joining the campaign's Facebook group and cause