http://blog.transparency.org This blog, hosted by Transparency International, will provide an independent and informed viewpoint on corruption. It will give a space to start a worldwide conversation on possible solutions to overcome corruption, on governance, transparency, and accountability. Wed, 18 Nov 2009 18:36:01 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en The 2009 Corruption Perceptions Index has been launched. As every year, and maybe more than ever, it stirred a lot of needed debate and attention to the issue of corruption around the world. The attention the index received this year showed that the greed and lack of transparency that were ... http://blog.transparency.org/2009/11/18/what-did-the-others-say-observations-on-the-cpi-in-the-media/ A quick search on the internet for country rankings returns thousands of results. Some tell you that Costa Rica is the happiest country in the world, while others label Germany the most beloved. Transparency International’s 2009 Corruption Perceptions Index (CPI) will also show up. 180 countries ranked according to their ... http://blog.transparency.org/2009/11/17/cpi2009/ On Friday the 13th, the Doha deal on the UNCAC review mechanism was concluded! (Resolution L9). The deal was adopted by approximately 106 States Parties represented at CoSP3 —another 14 governments were there as observers. It's a landmark in establishing the first ever UN peer review mechanism. But its not ... http://blog.transparency.org/2009/11/17/the-deal-in-doha/ Negotiations on the fourth day of the conference on the UN Convention against Corruption in Doha were long and hard. Governments from the two sides met last night and held discussions until around 2:00 in the morning. However, no final agreement has been found yet. Varying reports about what the ... http://blog.transparency.org/2009/11/13/6-years-3-conferences-no-happy-end/ Conferencia de Estados parte de la Convención de las Naciones Unidas contra la Corrupción. Guest post by Inés Selvood Después de tres días de negociaciones en Doha, aún los países de la región no han podido llegar a un consenso sobre las características del mecanismo de seguimiento de la Convención. La mayoría ... http://blog.transparency.org/2009/11/12/latinoamerica-no-encuentra-consenso/ Today's civil society action at the Conference of States Parties on the UN Convention against Corruption by the UNCAC Coalition for an effective review mechanism of convention. The action was based on the great idea from our colleagues at Global Witness, who brought the tooth with the slogan: Will UNCAC ... http://blog.transparency.org/2009/11/10/show-your-tooth/ Guest post by Mercedes de Freitas Estamos en Doha reunidos por un mecanismo de seguimiento que permita apoyar y comprobar el avance de los países en la lucha contra la corrupción. Tres posiciones resumen las diferencias en relación con la forma de abordar la lucha contra la corrupción: Países pro evaluación transparente, que ... http://blog.transparency.org/2009/11/10/en-doha-por-mas-transparencia/ [caption id="attachment_414" align="alignleft" width="300" caption="Fletch your teeth!"][/caption] The second day of the conference has started. The key issues in the discussions on the UNCAC review mechanism are on the table. Two positions have crystalized, two draft resolutions are on the table. I will be trying today to get hold of them to ... http://blog.transparency.org/2009/11/10/mechanism-not-to-wind-up-toothless/ [caption id="attachment_407" align="alignnone" width="430" caption="Be accountable. Be inclusive. Go public."][/caption] Action by civil society during the plenary session of the conference on the UN Convention against Corruption.  More on the UNCAC Coalition here. http://blog.transparency.org/2009/11/09/be-accountable-be-inclusive-go-public/ Today, one day ahead of the Conference of States Parties, civil society is meeting to prepare with representatives present coming from East-Timor and Cambodia, to Argentina and the US. The preparations included discussions with the UN representative of the UNCAC secretariat, Elsa Gopala Krishnan, as well as government representatives. Lilian Ekeanyanwu ... http://blog.transparency.org/2009/11/08/were-talking-about-us-40-billion/