Iran Statement at 2nd resumed 17th IRG of UNCAC: Agenda item 2

Statement by the Representative of the Islamic Republic of Iran before Second resumed seventeenth session Implementation Review Group under Agenda Item 2: Performance of the Mechanism for the Review of Implementation of the United Nations Convention against Corruption (Vienna 2 November 2026)

بسم الله الرحمن الرحیم

Mr. Chairman,

We thank the Secretariat for the work it has undertaken since the Group’s meeting in September to prepare the revised documents for the second phase.

The Review Mechanism should remain intergovernmental, technical, impartial and non-punitive. Throughout the process, the role and choices of the State Party under review must be respected. Responses to the self-assessment checklist should remain confidential, with the State Party deciding whether to publish none, all or a specified part of its response. We trust that the technological system will give effect to this choice.

We fully acknowledge that the Group reached agreement on the package in September. We welcome constructive editorial suggestions, including those put forward by the Russian Federation, and see merit in addressing them as technical clarifications. In our view, they would improve the consistency of the documents without affecting the balance of the text agreed in September.

In this regard, we support the proposal to clarify that the draft country review report should be prepared before the executive summary. The summary should be based on the report. We would welcome the corresponding adjustments to paragraph 25 and Figures I and II of the model schedule so that the sequence is clear throughout the document.

We also noted a simple cross-reference that could be corrected: section A.5 of the blueprint refers to annex IV, while the relevant information is listed under Annex III.

We hope these focused clarifications can be taken forward smoothly. Iran looks forward to a second phase that supports States in implementing the Convention and responds in practical terms to the technical assistance needs they identify.

Thank you for your attention.