UU-RESC's International Engagement and Impact

Follow our international engagement, from global conferences and research networks to UN fora, policy dialogue, and other arenas where research on sexual corruption makes an impact.

UU-RESC at IACC

Dolores Calvo, Janithrika Jayasundara and Silje Lundgren from the Uppsala University Research Environment on Sexual Corruption (UU-RESC) will participate in two workshops at the 2026 International Anti-Corruption Conference (IACC): “Naming the unnamed: Defining, documenting, and measuring sexual corruption to reduce impunity” and “Building effective pathways to redress for victim-survivors of sexual corruption”.

UU-RESC at CoSP11

Professor Elin Bjarnegård together with Åsa Eldén and Janithrika Jayasundara from Uppsala University Research Environment on Sexual Corruption (UU-RESC) participate at the 11th Conference of the States Parties (CoSP11) to the United Nations Convention against Corruption (UNCAC).

Sexual corruption is the abuse of a position of power for personal gain in the form of sex. It is prevalent across all societies, yet remains largely underreported.

At CoSP10, Resolution 10/10 marked an important step, recognizing sexual corruption as a distinct form of corruption. Now, let’s make sexual corruption visible — and act against it.

The Uppsala University Research Environment on Sexual Corruption (UU-RESC) advances knowledge on how sexual corruption can be understood, measured, and prevented.

On this page UU-RESC has collected research and resources on sexual corruption, of particular relevance for CoSP11.

Special Event: Advancing Resolution 10/10 by Addressing Sexual Corruption

Date: Friday, 19 December 2025, 09:00–09:50 AST
Location: Doha, Qatar
Participation Online: register here

Sexual corruption remains under-recognised in mainstream anti-corruption efforts both nationally and internationally, despite its prevalence. This event aims at advancing Resolution 10/10, by highlighting the challenges in addressing sexual corruption, while discussing the need for ‘do-no-harm’ approaches.

Speakers:

H. E. Gautam Bhattacharyya, Ambassador of Sweden to the State of Qatar

Åsa Eldén, Researcher at Department of Government, UU-RESC, Uppsala University, Sweden

Elin Bjarnegård, Professor of Political Science, UU-RESC, Uppsala University, Sweden

Janithrika Jayasundara, Asia-Pacific Regional Coordinator, the Global Civil Society Coalition for the UNCAC

DR. Ave Maria Semakafu, National Coordinator Gender and Governance (T-WCP/ULINGO) and Tanzania Sextortion Coalitions

Gabriel Šípoš, Senior Legal Manager, International Lawyers Project

Organisers: Sweden, The Global Civil Society Coalition for the UNCAC, Transparency International, U4 Anti-Corruption Centre, Verité Research, Women in Law and Development in Africa (T).