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Hungry for results: A new crusade in Mexico and its need for transparency and accountability

By on 15 February 2013 in Access to information, Americas, Politics and government, Poverty and development

This blog post was written by Paola Palacios, Programme Coordinator of the Initiative for the Institutional Strengthening of Social Programmes (IPRO) and Monserrat Hernández, Project Consultant for IPRO at Transparencia Mexicana, the National Chapter of Transparency International in Mexico. Mexico is the second biggest economy in Latin America and growing steadily. Yet, despite its economic [...]

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New Report: Developing Countries Lost $5.86 Trillion from 2001-2010

By on 19 December 2012 in Financial Markets, Poverty and development

Reposted from the blog of the Task Force for Financial Integrity & Economic Development. Task Force member Global Financial Integrity released their newest report on illicit financial flows from the developing world last night. The report found that $5.86 trillion left the developing world due to crime, corruption, and tax evasion from 2001-2010, $859 billion [...]

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The right to be heard and participatory video-making

By on 4 October 2011 in Africa and Middle East, People power, Technology, Water

Annette Jaitner, Senior Programme Coordinator in our Africa and the Middle East Department, writes about an alternative approach some of our African chapters are using to engage people in anti-corruption work Our African chapters in Ghana, Liberia, Mozambique, Sierra Leone, Uganda, and Zambia are supporting poor communities to make their films that highlight the problems [...]

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Participatory Video

Handing the camera to the people

By on 7 October 2010 in Africa and Middle East, Poverty and development

As part of the Poverty and Corruption in Africa programme, Alfred Bridi supported a training on Participatory Video in Uganda. Here’s what he writes about his experience: As a member of the Poverty and Corruption in Africa programme, I was recently able to join six of our African National Chapters at a training on Participatory [...]

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Why the MDG action plan needs an anti-corruption agenda

By on 28 June 2010 in Africa and Middle East, Poverty and development

The word anti-corruption appears nowhere in the draft declaration ahead of the September MDG Review Summit to kick start action on the Millennium Development Goals. Why this should change. In 2000 the United Nations set a 15-year time line – the Millennium Development Goals – to tackle some of the world’s biggest development problems from [...]

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