See best practice information by selected

• bilateral donors
• multilateral donors
• international organisations

Canadian International Development Agency (CIDA)
Through the Canadian International Development Agency (CIDA), Canada supports projects and programs in the area of human rights, democratisation and good governance (one of the Agency’s six priorities). Good governance is essential for effectively preventing and combating corruption. CIDA supports initiatives that combat corruption directly.

Danida: Action plan to fight corruption, 2003-2008
The Action Plan is intended as a framework for Danish development assistance interventions. It aims at reducing corruption as part of efforts to reduce poverty in the countries in which Danish aid funds are used. The Plan focuses on the Danida aid delivery system itself, the handling of Danish aid funds within the partners’ management systems, and the partner countries and societies at large.

German Ministry for Economic Cooperation and Development (BMZ)
The official German development cooperation supports institutional changes that focus on preventive measures for good governance, autonomy and political will. Anti-corruption clauses have been included in contracts; internal corruption prevention measures have been introduced at the ministry and the implementing organisations and strategies to strengthen civil society have been developed.

German Agency for Development Cooperation (GTZ)
The Deutsche Gesellschaft für Technische Zusammenarbeit (GTZ) GmbH is an international cooperation enterprise for sustainable development with worldwide operations. Currently, the GTZ is implementing some 2,700 development projects and programmes in over 130 countries, with offices in 67 of these countries.

Norwegian Agency for Development and Co-operation (NORAD)
Good Governance and Anti-Corruption Action Plan, 2000-2005
The Norad 2000-2005 strategy document emphasises that poverty reduction is the main goal for Norwegian development cooperation, and maintains the basic principle of recipient responsibility. The main goal of this Action Plan is to strengthen Norwegian assistance to partner countries’ efforts to prevent and curb corruption within a context of good governance.

Swedish International Development Co-operation Agency (Sida)
Sida works at four different levels to counteract corruption. The first level is working with ethical guidelines for Sidas staff in which aspects of corruption are included. The second level is controls of Swedish development cooperation funds and ensuring that these funds are not misused. The third level is participating in the development of democracy and sound social structures. The fourth level is to attempt to counteract corruption, together with other donors, by harmonising rules and procedures and giving prominence to the issue of corruption in the dialogue with partners in cooperation.

The Millennium Challenge Account (MCA)
A new US foreign assistance program called the Millennium Challenge Account (2002) is aimed at providing substantial amount of additional aid to a select countries that have demonstrated their commitment to sound policies. The selection of countries is based on indicators of which the one on corruption is decisive. A country must score above the median on corruption to become eligible for assistance under the program.

United Kingdom Department for International Development (DFID)
The Anti-Corruption Unit in DFID's governance department is responsible for developing an anti-corruption strategy. This includes strengthening DFID’s programme capacity to address corruption, promoting donor collaboration and taking action on money laundering.

United States Agency for International Development (USAID)
USAID focuses its work to encourage and assist young democratic governments to reform their structures and processes to make them more transparent, accountable, and participatory. USAID promotes more transparent and accountable government institutions in five areas: governmental integrit,; democratic decentralization, legislative strengthening, civil-military relations and effective policy implementation.

U4 Anti-Corruption Resource Centre
U4 is a web-based Anti-Corruption resource centre that aims at strengthening partnership for international development. The U4 - Utstein Anti-Corruption Resource Centre is developed at Chr. Michelsen Institute for Development and Human Rights, Bergen, Norway, in association with Transparency International. It is an internal tool for co-ordination and learning among the Utstein Group’s members and their international development agencies’ staff, and a platform to share ‘lessons learnt’ in anti-corruption work.

African Development Bank (AFDB)
The African Development Bank is a regional development bank, engaged in promoting the economic development and social progress of its Regional Member Countries (RMCs) in Africa. The Bank has 53 member countries in Africa as well as 24 member countries in the Americas, Europe, and Asia. The African Development Bank sets its anti-corruption work within the elements of Good Governance: accountability, transparency, combating corruption, stakeholders’ participation, legal and judicial framework.

Asian Development Bank (ADB)
The ADB is a regional development bank dedicated to reducing poverty in Asia and the Pacific. ADB’s Anticorruption Policy covers all ADB-financed activity, including all ADB staff. An Integrity Division was established to handle all allegations of fraud or corruption among ADB-financed projects or its staff. The aim of the ADB Anticorruption Policy is to support competitive markets and effective public administration, explicit anticorruption efforts, and to ensure ADB-financed projects and their staff adhere to the highest ethical standards.

Asian Development Bank & OECD Anti-Corruption Initiative for Asia-Pacific
In the framework of the ADB-OECD Anti-Corruption Initiative, 23 countries of the Asia-Pacific region have committed to act against corruption. They have jointly developed the Anti-Corruption Action Plan for Asia and the Pacific and work together towards its implementation.

Inter- American Development Bank (IADB): Oversight Committee on Fraud and Corruption
The Inter-American Development Bank was established in 1959 as a regional development bank. The IADB is the main source of multilateral financing for economic, social and institutional development projects as well as trade and regional integration programs in Latin America and the Caribbean.

International Monetary Fund (IMF)
The IMF has 184 member countries. It was established to promote international monetary cooperation, exchange stability, and orderly exchange arrangements; to foster economic growth and high levels of employment; and to provide temporary financial assistance to countries to help ease balance of payments adjustment. The IMF places great emphasis on good governance when providing policy advice, financial support, and technical assistance to its 184 member countries. It promotes good governance by helping countries ensure the rule of law, improve the efficiency and accountability of their public sectors, and tackle corruption. (Taken from the source: IMF)

The World Bank
The World Bank has identified corruption as the single greatest obstacle to economic and social development. This site provides a range of information on anti-corruption strategies and the relationship between corruption and development.

European Commission Guidelines on Principles and Good Practices for the Participation of Non-State Actors in the Development Dialogues and Consultations (2004)
This paper is intended to cover EU cooperation with all developing countries and regions. Specific operational guidelines provided in this document aim at promoting confidence building between Governments and non-state actors.

Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD)
The OECD has a number of activities underway to help governments reduce corruption. In December 1997, OECD Member governments and five non-member governments signed the Convention on Combating Bribery of Foreign Public Officials in International Business Transactions. In 1997, the OECD adopted a recommendation to introduce and strengthen anti-corruption clauses in aid procurement systems.

OECD: Development Assistance Committee (DAC)
The Development Assistance Committee (DAC) is the principal body through which the OECD deals with issues related to cooperation with developing countries.

United Nations Development Programme (UNDP)
UNDP is the United Nations development organisation. At the heart of the UNDP mandate to improving governance lies a holistic approach of tackling corruption as a problem of poor governance.

United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime (UNODC): Global Programme Against Corruption
The United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime (UNODC) is a global leader in the fight against illicit drugs and international crime. The Global Programme Against Corruption targets countries with vulnerable developing or transitional economies by promoting anti-corruption measures in the public sphere, private sector and in high-level financial and political circles.