Mainstreaming anti-corruption in the UN Development Assistance Framework: Training in the Philippines

process to reflect on how anti-corruption, transparency and accountability activities can be included in UN agencies’ programs to address countries’ governance bottlenecks in meeting their national development priorities. UNDP Bangkok Regional Hub, in collaboration with the GAIN Team in Singapore and UNODC Regional Office for South-East Asia and Pacific, provided special support to the UN Country Team in the Philippines with a training on “Integrating Anti-Corruption into the UN Programming Process”. Particular attention was given on reflecting how anti-corruption can be integrated into sectoral initiatives to achieve the Sustainable Development Goals. Carried out at the request of the Country Team, the training helped participants to discuss and clarify sensitive issues about corruption and anti-corruption. It provided a space to discuss potential entry points and practical steps to apply anti-corruption principles in programming processes and opportunities to position anti-corruption in the next UNDAF cycle. The training gave participants an opportunity to reflect on what has been learned and plan concrete integrity activities for their future work. Next steps will be trainings on how to integrate anti-corruption in UNDAF and UN Programming will be held in other countries of the region, upon request.