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Landmark OECD Report Finds Rich Countries Failing to Effectively Tackle Illicit Financial Flows

Washington, DC, 18 December 2013, Global Financial Integrity. This post was originally published on the Global Financial Integrity website. OECD Member Countries Not Compliant with International Standards for Fighting Money Laundering, Tax Evasion, and Corruption Report from Intergovernmental Body Published…

SERAP wants Jonathan to query NNPC over missing $49.8bn of oil money

Abuja, 10 December 2013, SERAP. This post was originally published on the SERAP website. As the world marks the International anti-corruption and human rights day, Socio-Economic Rights and Accountability Project (SERAP) has appealed to President Goodluck Jonathan to “urgently query…

The time has come to return corruption loot

Panama City, Panama, 29 November 2013. A long list of countries have made statements at a UN conference in Panama claiming lack of cooperation in financial centres and elsewhere in efforts to recover corruptly taken assets. The UNCAC Coalition is…

“They don’t even want to have the discussion” Governments battle over openness at UN anti-corruption meeting

Panama, 29 November 2013. As a UN anti-corruption summit comes to a close today, governments are battling over whether UN anti-corruption meetings should be open to NGO observers. “This was an occasion for all those opposing corruption to come together…

Fifth COSP Statement by the Delegation of Finland

Panama City, 29 November 2013. Statement by the Delegation of Finland Conference of the States Parties to the United Nations Convention against Corruption Fifth session, Panama City, 25-29 November 2013 Agenda item 2, Review of implementation and technical assistance Mr…

UNCAC Coalition Statement to the Plenary Assembly of the Fifth COSP

Panama City, 26 November 2013. Statement by the UNCAC Coalition to the plenary assembly of the Fifth Session of the Conference of States Parties to the United Nations Convention against Corruption Vincent Lazatin, Chair, UNCAC Coalition Coordination Committee Mr President,…

Kofi Annan's Message to the Fifth COSP in Panama City

Panama City, 25 November 2013. Kofi Annan, Chair the Africa Progress Panel Message to the fifth session of the Conference of State Parties of the UN Convention Against Corruption, Panama City Opening Reception November 25th, 2013, hosted by Christian AID…

End impunity for corruption, says global NGO network at UN summit

Panama City, 25 November 2013. As 1,500 government delegates from around the world, including 35 ministers, gather in Panama City for the opening of the biennial conference for the UN Convention against Corruption (UNCAC), hundreds of anticorruption NGOs are calling…

Transparency International, SERAP want FG to account for money spent on education

Lagos, 21 November 2013. Transparency International and Socio-Economic Rights and Accountability Project today called on the government of President Goodluck Jonathan to “account for the huge sums of money that are invested in the education sector and be serious about…

Global Witness welcomes UK’s historic rollback of corporate secrecy

31 October 2013, Global Witness. This post was originally published on the Global Witness website. David Cameron will pledge today to make public the names of who actually owns and controls British companies, in a move applauded by Global Witness…

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