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Our mission is to end cross-border corruption and to ensure transparency and accountability in asset recovery. We do this through supporting civil society across the globe to be a strong and effective actor on stolen assets. We provide civil society with the skills, knowledge and network to advocate, campaign and investigate cases where public and private officials are complicit in the illicit removal of public goods to private ownership across country borders. We also ensure that civil society can be an active voice in ensuring the return and monitoring the use of confiscated stolen assets. We campaign against individuals and the structures that enable asset theft, we support cross-border civil society cooperation on asset recovery and we develop the expertise of civil society to be strong voices across the globe on asset theft. our news and features Strengthening Asset Recovery in Africa: Multistakeholder Dialogue on the Implementation of CAPAR and Asset Recovery Initiatives The CAPAR Civil Society Network, Civil Forum for Asset Recovery (CiFAR) and Transparency International, co-hosted a two-day workshop on the Common Africa Position on Asset Recovery (CAPAR) and Asset Recovery in Africa, held in Nairobi, Kenya on April 25-26, 2024. It brought together policymakers, regional bodies, and civil society organizations (CSOs) to engage in collaborative Read more about strongStrengthening Asset Recovery in Africa: Multistakeholder Dialogue on the Implementation of CAPAR and Asset Recovery Initiatives/strong […]Regional Workshop on CAPAR and Asset Recovery in Africa – Nairobi, Kenya On the 25th and 26th April 2024, regional bodies, parliamentary networks, asset recovery interagency networks, and civil society representatives will gather in Nairobi, Kenya for the Regional workshop on the Common Africa Position on Asset Recovery (CAPAR) and Asset Recovery in Africa. The event is organised by the CAPAR Civil Society Network, Civil Forum for Read more about Regional Workshop on CAPAR and Asset Recovery in Africa – Nairobi, Kenya […]Demystifying CAPAR and why it matters for civil society Illicit financial flows (IFFs) are a significant obstacle to Africa’s development, as they drain essential resources. To confront this challenge, the African Union took concrete steps, starting with the adoption of the Special Declaration on Illicit Financial Flows in January 2015. This declaration endorsed the recommendations of the African Union/United Nations Economic Commission for Africa’s Read more about strongDemystifying CAPAR and why it matters for civil society/strong […]Fondos de Retorno Independientes: Presentación de dos nuevos informes 22 de febrero de 2024 CiFAR y Transparencia Internacional Venezuela lanzan hoy dos nuevos informes: Estos informes responden a los esfuerzos en curso para establecer el Fondo para la Protección Social del Pueblo de Venezuela, que se espera que transfiera hasta 3.000 millones de USD al pueblo de Venezuela en los próximos años. El Fondo Read more about strongFondos de Retorno Independientes: Presentación de dos nuevos informes/strong […]Independent return funds: launch of two new reports 22 February 2024 Today CiFAR and Transparency International Venezuela launch two new reports: These reports respond to the efforts underway to establish the Fondo para la Protección Social del Pueblo de Venezuela, whichis expected to transfer up to USD 3 billion to the people of Venezuela in the coming years. The Fund is the result Read more about astrongIndependent return funds: launch of two new reports/strong/a […]CiFAR launches its Strategy 2024-2027 Today, CiFAR has launched its new strategy – Ready for Action. Our strategy builds on the work we have done since 2016 to support more citizen and civil society engagement in asset recovery and looks to further position us as leaders in forward thinking about transparency, accountability and participation in the recovery of the proceeds Read more about CiFAR launches its Strategy 2024-2027 […]What are countries doing to investigate and confiscate sanctioned assets belonging to Russian oligarchs? Information and references referred to in this blog can be found in this Overview Country Table To answer this question, CiFAR has recently conducted research published in a report From Sanctions to Investigations. Legislation, policy and practice linking investigations into the origins of sanctioned assets and recommendations for governments to strengthen the investigation and confiscation Read more about strongWhat are countries doing to investigate and confiscate sanctioned assets belonging to Russian oligarchs?/strong […]Anti-corruption sanctions: 2023 in numbers In 2023, sanctions continued to be a popular tool of foreign policy and many new individuals and entities were designated for one reason or another. As CiFAR launches its updated Sanctions Watch platform today, which tracks individuals sanctioned for reasons related to corruption, this blog takes stock of the changed listings across key anti-corruption sanctions Read more about Anti-corruption sanctions: 2023 in numbers […]Shining a Light on the Recovery of Stolen Assets in Kenya: CiFAR Launches Two New Reports Over the past twenty years, Kenya has seen a number of financial crime- and corruption-related scandals involving large sums of money. The recovery of stolen assets plays a vital role in the fight against corruption, ensuring that stolen funds are returned to their rightful owners and reinforcing transparency and accountability within the nation. In Kenya, Read more about strongShining a Light on the Recovery of Stolen Assets in Kenya: CiFAR Launches Two New Reports/strong […]Investigative journalism in Peru: a pillar in fighting corruption For the first time since the beginning of its Investigate programmes, CiFAR organised an investigative journalism training in Latin America in Autumn 2023. With the support of GIZ, we gathered 15 early to mid-career journalists in Lima, Peru, for 4 intensive training days around asset...