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StAR User menu Home Contact Us Resources StAR Quarterly Newsletter G20 Anti-Corruption Work Beneficial Ownership Guides Asset Recovery Guides Newsroom Publications Corruption Cases Database The Stolen Asset Recovery Initiative (StAR) The Stolen Asset Recovery Initiative is a partnership between the World Bank Group and the United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime (UNODC) that supports international efforts to end safe havens for corrupt funds. StAR works with developing countries and financial centers to prevent the laundering of the proceeds of corruption and to facilitate more systematic and timely return of stolen assets. StAR provides platforms for dialogue and collaboration and also facilitates contact among different jurisdictions involved in asset recovery. Since its establishment ten years ago, StAR has assisted many countries in developing legal frameworks, institutional expertise, and the skills necessary to trace and return stolen assets. StAR works with partners around the world to develop the most effective tools to tackle and prevent the theft of assets critical to development. StAR works with global organizations, including the Conference of States parties to UNCAC, the G8, the G20, and the Financial Action Task Force to influence and liaise with policymakers. The Global Forum on Asset Recovery (GFAR) was held in Washington, DC December 4th to 6th, 2017, hosted by the United Kingdom and the United States with support from the Stolen Asset Recovery Initiative (StAR). The StAR Quarterly We share highlights of our work in our new newsletter, The StAR Quarterly. Sign up for the newsletter and read the latest issues here. StAR Corruption Cases Database The StAR Corruption Cases Database combines Asset Recovery Watch and the StAR Settlements Database. ARW tracks efforts by prosecution authorities worldwide to go after proceeds of corruption. G20 Anti-Corruption Work The G20’s Anti-Corruption Working Group (ACWG) coordinates the collective and national efforts of its members, as well as of international organizations. Posts We’re hiring a communications and M&E consultant! The StAR Secretariat is looking for a dynamic and experienced communications consultant to strengthen StAR’s external communications and coordinate and strengthen our monitoring and evaluation... StAR Data Collection: International Asset Recovery Efforts in Corruption Cases, 2010–2019 We are conducting a new study on international asset recovery efforts in corruption cases, based on a questionnaire for country authorities. GFAR Principles in Action: the MANTRA Project’s Monitoring of the Disbursement of Abacha II funds in Nigeria At the Global Forum on Asset Recovery (GFAR) held at the World Bank in December 2017, Nigeria, Switzerland, and the World Bank signed an MOU on the return of $321 million in funds stolen by... The GFAR Principles At the Global Forum on Asset Recovery (GFAR) in December 2017, the four focus countries (Nigeria, Ukraine, Tunisia, Sri Lanka) developed and adopted the GFAR Principles. Publications Going For Broke Going for Broke sets out, for the first time, a step-by-step guide for asset recovery practitioners on the use of insolvency proceedings in recovering corruption proceeds. The report outlines the procedures associated with Vers une image fidèle de la fortune des agents publics Un guide pour promouvoir la transparence des déclarations de patrimoine. À l’heure actuelle, 161 pays ont mis en place des systèmes de déclaration de patrimoine. Depuis leur introduction initiale E-filing Asset Declarations: Benefits and Challenges E-filing asset declarations: benefits and challenges is a resource for policymakers and practitioners considering making the transition to electronic filing of asset declarations. The study shows that the benefits of e-filing all our PublicationsTwitter Feed Tweets by returningassets Contact Us Stolen Asset Recovery Cases Publications Site Map- Our Work - About the World Bank Group - About the United Nations Office on Drugs And Crime Library of Resources - G20 Anti-corruption Work - Transparency / Beneficial Ownership - Newsroom An initiative of the World Bank Group and the United Nations Office of Drugs and Crime | THE WORLD BANK© 2017 StARStAR Website Redesign × StAR Website Redesign We are redesigning our website! If you have a moment, help us improve this website by answering 5 quick questions....