5 Days to Doha – How many days to an effective review mechanism?

by Georg Neumann on 4:15 pm on Wednesday, 4. November 2009 | No Comments

In December 2006, the first Conference of States Parties agreed that “effective and efficient review of the implementation of the UN Convention against Corruption (…) is of paramount importance and urgent.”
When governments met again in January 2008 in Bali, no progress was achieved.
This year in September, as part of its response to the persistent economic [...]

On the Spot: TI Chair Huguette Labelle in East Africa

by Hugette Labelle on 5:34 pm on Thursday, 12. March 2009 | 1 Comment

I’ve been to Africa many times. I’ve visited cities and huts, met with heads of state and shared meals with local communities, but this was a special trip. It was the first time since being elected to head of our international anti-corruption movement that I am travelling to the region.
With this in mind, I landed [...]