Be accountable. Be inclusive. Go public

by Georg Neumann on 2:36 pm on Monday, 9. November 2009 | No Comments

Action by civil society during the plenary session of the conference on the UN Convention against Corruption.  More on the UNCAC Coalition here.

Who should monitor corruption?

by Georg Neumann on 7:38 pm on Friday, 6. November 2009 | No Comments

Before leaving to Doha for the 3rd Conference of States Parties to the UN Convention against Corruption tomorrow, I would like to quickly share with you the Opinion Editorial of Transparency International’s Chair Huguette Labelle in the International Herald Tribune today.
Transparency, not secrecy, will lead to fair treatment. People who are forced to pay [...]

Anti-corruption conventions: A new fight

by Craig Fagan on 4:47 pm on Thursday, 5. November 2009 | No Comments

The anti-corruption movement and its partners are readying for their next battle in the fight against abuses and the disregard for transparency, integrity and accountability.
 Yet the location is not in a boardroom or in parliament, but in a convention centre in Doha, Qatar. Here, representatives from governments and civil society will be convening discussions — [...]

2009 Global Corruption Report: Corruption and the Private Sector

by Georg Neumann on 4:20 pm on Wednesday, 23. September 2009 | 8 Comments

When asked what she wanted to be when she grew up, a 6-year old girl said she wanted to be a corrupt official, because they have so many things. After recovering from the shock of the little girl’s answer, the next question that arises is: how is it that these officials can accumulate so many [...]

G8: Time to back up public commitments

by Angela McClellan on 6:17 pm on Wednesday, 8. July 2009 | No Comments

Transparency International welcomes the 12 principles for a strong, fair and clean economy on the table in l’Aquila as long as they include strong monitoring mechanisms for effective implementation
On the OECD 12 principles for a strong, fair and clean economy, we would urge G-8 leaders to put into practice the effective monitoring of the implementation [...]

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