OAS Anti-Corruption Committee Holds 45th Meeting

Experts to adopt reports, consider revised indicators, and hear from international organizations

Published on Mar. 9, 2026

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The Organization of American States (OAS) Mechanism for the Follow-up on the Implementation of the Inter-American Convention against Corruption (MESICIC) will hold its 45th meeting from March 9-12, 2026 at OAS headquarters in Washington, D.C. The meeting will focus on adopting anti-corruption reports for Bolivia and Saint Lucia, considering revised indicators to measure factors affecting corruption prosecution, and hearing from international organizations on the relationship between corruption prevention and organized crime.

Why it matters

The MESICIC is a key regional mechanism for monitoring and strengthening anti-corruption efforts across the Americas. Its recommendations help OAS member states improve their laws and institutions to combat corruption, which is a major obstacle to economic and social development in the region.

The details

During the 4-day meeting, the MESICIC experts will adopt anti-corruption reports for Bolivia and Saint Lucia, providing those countries with recommendations to enhance their laws and institutions related to issues like accounting controls, tax treatment of bribery, criminalization of transnational bribery, and extradition of corruption perpetrators. The experts will also consider a revised set of indicators to better assess factors impacting the investigation, prosecution, and punishment of corruption. Additionally, international organizations like the IDB, Transparency International, and the OECD will present their work and perspectives on the links between corruption prevention and the fight against organized crime.

  • The 45th MESICIC meeting will take place from March 9-12, 2026.
  • The anti-corruption reports for Bolivia and Saint Lucia will be adopted during the meeting.

The players

MESICIC

The OAS Mechanism for the Follow-up on the Implementation of the Inter-American Convention against Corruption, a regional anti-corruption monitoring mechanism.

Bolivia

An OAS member state whose anti-corruption report will be adopted at the MESICIC meeting.

Saint Lucia

An OAS member state whose anti-corruption report will be adopted at the MESICIC meeting.

Inter-American Development Bank (IDB)

A multilateral development bank that will present on the relationship between corruption prevention and organized crime.

Transparency International

A global anti-corruption organization that will present at the MESICIC meeting.

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What’s next

Following the 45th MESICIC meeting, the adopted anti-corruption reports for Bolivia and Saint Lucia will be published, and the OAS member states will begin implementing the recommendations to enhance their laws and institutions.

The takeaway

The MESICIC meeting demonstrates the OAS's ongoing commitment to regional cooperation and collective action against corruption, which remains a significant obstacle to sustainable development and good governance in the Americas.