# Media Advisory: Reporting about our world, means, at a minimum, understanding corruption

URL: https://www.transparency.org/en/press/20061011-media-advisory-reporting-about-our-world-means-understanding-corru
Type: Press release
Published: 2006-10-11
Updated: 2020-04-07

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11 October 2006

**12th International Anti-Corruption Conference**
TOWARDS A FAIRER WORLD:
WHY IS CORRUPTION STILL BLOCKING THE WAY?
15-18 November, 2006
Guatemala City

Corruption is a key factor hurting sustainable development and a large hurdle for those struggling to escape poverty. It means shady business, dirty water, unsafe medicines, crooked judges, and dishonest politicians. Reporting about our world means, at a minimum, understanding corruption.

**Come meet experts from the:**

- public and private sector
- civil society
- advocates and whistleblowers
- international development community

For a full programme see [www.12iacc.org](http://www.12iacc.org)

The IACC will feature:

- Presidential Panel: Central America and the Caribbean
- Integrity Awards Ceremony: Prize for Anti-corruption Fighter
- Huguette Labelle, Chair, Transparency International
- Luis Alberto Moreno, President Inter-American Development Bank
- Ronald Noble, Secretary General, Interpol
- Daniel Kaufmann, Director of Global Programs, World Bank Institute
- Antonio Maria Costa, Executive Director, United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime

And Many More…

[Get your media accreditation today!](http://www.12iacc.org/modules.php?name=Content&pa=showpage&pid=20)

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*Transparency International is the global civil society organisation leading the fight against corruption.*

**For any press enquiries please contact**

**Ms. Gypsy Guillén Kaiser
Mr. Jesse Garcia**
T: +49 30 3438 20 666
Mobile: +49 162 419 6454
E: press@transparency.org