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Corruption: ZCC Commends the Inauguration of Presidential Advisory Committee Against Corruption

12 August 2015. Nigerians voted for President Muhammadu Buhari and his party, because of the faith and belief they have in the President Muhammadu Buhari integrity and his party’s mantra of “change” coupled with his campaign promises, to rid the…

Message from the UNCAC Coalition Chair, July 2015

29 July 2015, by Manzoor Hasan. This is the time of year when members of the UNCAC Coalition and others prepare for the upcoming Conference of the States Parties (COSP) in St. Petersburg whilst learning from the valuable insights gained…

Slow start to preparations for UNCAC Conference of States Parties in November 2015

26 July 2015, by Gillian Dell, Transparency International Secretariat. Considering the importance of the corruption issue and the strong public demand around the world to see it addressed, it is perhaps surprising that UNCAC gathering are such low-key affairs compared…

The connection between corruption and shrinking civic space

21 July 2015, Cathal Gilbert, CIVICUS. Citizens everywhere are finding it more and more difficult to have their voices heard. All over the globe, peaceful protestors are brutally attacked, investigative journalists are threatened and organisations promoting rights are raided or…

UN Member States Pledge To Address Illicit Flows

Addis Ababa, 16 July 2015, Global Financial Integrity Governments Commit to “substantially reduce illicit financial flows by 2030” Development Accord Seeks to Curb an Estimated $1 Trillion in Annual Outflows ADDIS ABABA, Ethiopia – Global Financial Integrity (GFI), the Africa…

Interview with Angelica Maytin Justiniani, Director General of the National Authority on Transparency and Access to Information (Panama)

14 July 2015 What was your role during the IRG session in June 2015? My role at the past IRG session in Vienna was to chair the meetings because of my position as President of the Conference of the States…

Malaysia: Reform Now or Lose the People

Kuala Lumpur, 7 July 2015, Transparency International Malaysia. The recent revelation by the Wall Street Journal (WSJ) that as much as US$700 million have been channelled directly to Prime Minister Najib Abdul Razak’s personal bank accounts is deeply shocking and…

Nigeria: How Buhari can take the profit out of corruption

7 July 2015, by Kolawole Olaniyan. President Muhammadu Buhari has rather wisely turned the spotlight on recovering stolen funds. The President recently confirmed that his government has “received firm assurances of cooperation from the U.S. and other countries on the…

Kuwait chapter of Transparency International under threat

11 June 2015, Transparency International. This post was originally published on the Transparency International website. Elected board replaced with government appointees: TI movement calls for its reinstatement Transparency International is calling for the reinstatement of the elected Board of Directors…

UNCAC Coalition and members sign letter to World Bank on corporate transparency

8 June 2015. Dr. Jim Yong Kim President, The World Bank 1818 H St., N.W. Washington, D.C. 20433 Dear President Kim: We, the 107 undersigned civil society organizations, are writing you to urge the World Bank to increase the transparency…