6 years, 3 conferences, no happy end?

by Georg Neumann on 12:51 pm on Friday, 13. November 2009 | No Comments

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 draft text for how the [...]

We’re talking about US $40 billion

by Georg Neumann on 2:15 pm on Sunday, 8. November 2009 | 2 Comments

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 of the Government of Nigeria [...]

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 — [...]

Recovery of stolen assets: time for action

by Farzana Nawaz on 5:24 pm on Monday, 29. June 2009 | 7 Comments

As many of our readers might be aware, the French chapter of Transparency International has recently filed an anti-corruption case against the presidents of Gabon, Congo and Equitorial Guinea regarding the millions of dollars in embezzled funds they have allegedly stashed in the form of property and other goods in France. This case broke new [...]

Summit of the Americas: a chance for dialogue?

by Georg Neumann on 7:30 pm on Friday, 17. April 2009 | No Comments

The Fifth Summit of the Americas just started in Trinidad and Tobago with 34 leaders of the region attending. While most people’s attention is on US President Obama meeting the leaders of the region, there is actually the need to forward the agenda and make the conference theme Securing Our Citizens’ Future by Promoting Human [...]