What did the others say? Observations on the CPI in the media

by Georg Neumann on 8:36 pm on Wednesday, 18. November 2009 | 3 Comments

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 at the heart of the [...]

The Deal in Doha

by Gillian Dell on 12:05 am on Tuesday, 17. November 2009 | 1 Comment

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 a deal to celebrate — [...]

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 [...]

Latinoamérica no encuentra consenso.

by Guest on 11:46 am on Thursday, 12. November 2009 | 2 Comments

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 de los Estados de América [...]

Show your teeth

by Georg Neumann on 10:24 pm on Tuesday, 10. November 2009 | 1 Comment

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 wind up toothless? It was [...]

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