Politics and government - Es necesario buscar explicaciones al estancamiento de México en los índices de transparencia. La tarea pendiente es compleja y por ello no es solamente responsabilidad del gobierno.
Private sector - Commenting on a new report released by Transparency International this week – Transparency in Corporate Reporting: Assessing the World’s Largest Companies – 41 out of 105 largest publicly-listed companies in the world failed to disclose any information for their local operations.
Public procurement - In the wake of the World Bank's cancellation of its contract with the Government of Bangladesh for $1.2 billion credit for the Padma Bridge, the government faces an acid-test which like any challenge in life can be converted into opportunity.
Conventions - There can be no effective fight against corruption without citizen involvement. As emphasised in this speech, it is highly important that the United Nations Convention Against Corruption (UNCAC) is enforced and monitored, with civil society playing its rightful role.
Governance - Extender la transparencia a todas las instancias del Estado requiere de un liderazgo fuerte, decidido, sostenido y comprometido por parte del gobierno. Requiere de leyes, marcos normativos y arreglos institucionales. En general, respeto a los derechos sociales, políticos y económicos.
Civil society - Huguette Labelle, Transparency International Chair, discusses the role played by civil society in the fight against corruption. She draws on examples from around the world, and showcases several practical examples from around the Transparency International movement.
Conventions - The events of the Arab spring underscore both of our key areas of focus at this Fourth Session of the Conference of States Parties (CoSP) to the UNCAC, firstly the importance of, and potential inherent in, civil society involvement. And, secondly, the need for strong cross-border anti-money ...
Financial markets - The speech covers issues such as the financial crisis and its consequences, illicit trade, the G20 initiatives and people uprisings (Tunisia, Egypt). It also presents social media as a tool to demand transparency and improve service delivery.
Poverty and development - This op/ed for The Guardian argues that aid transparency is key to making the best of aid spending. It creates a vital mechanism for taxpayers, NGOs and donors to increase efficiency and reduce waste and corruption.
Accountability - The speech explores the issue of corruption as a major threat to the State and the challenges in dealing with it. It also emphasises the key areas where trasnsparency matters the most. Namely, money and politics, judiciary and the rule of law, financial management and local government.
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