Donors’ roles in anti-corruption after conflict: From wishful-thinking to realism?

Corruption in the aftermath of conflict increases the chances of relapses in violence, constrains economic development, and can lock in patterns of state capture. Targeted anti-corruption interventions can help reorient societies towards stability and give the development of inclusive institutions a chance, as well as ensuring humanitarian assistance is part of supporting social resilience. But how to identify these interventions in contexts of complexity and uncertainty? As conflicts and tensions proliferate across the Sahel, the Middle East, the Horn of Africa, and elsewhere, this U4 Partner Forum explored possible priorities and adaptations for more impactful anti-corruption measures.