NewsBin - Global Anti-Corruption: August 2014

Thursday, August 28, 2014

Wall Street Journal - Corruption Currents: From Bieber Border Firing to Lagarde Probed (27 August 20104)

Wall Street Journal - Corruption Currents: From Bieber Border Firing to Lagarde Probed (27 August 20104). By Samuel Rubenfeld. http://blogs.wsj.com/riskandcompliance/2014/08/27/corruption-currents-from-bieber-border-firing-to-lagarde-probed/

Wall Street Journal - Corruption Currents: From Selling Out of UAE to Ransoming Reporters (26 August 20104).

Wall Street Journal - Corruption Currents: From Selling Out of UAE to Ransoming Reporters (26 August 20104). By Samuel Rubenfeld. http://blogs.wsj.com/riskandcompliance/2014/08/26/corruption-currents-from-selling-out-of-uae-to-ransoming-reporters/

Sunday, August 24, 2014

The Modernization of Supreme Audit Institutions and their Role in the Fight Against Corruption

As part of the activities to commemorate the 90th anniversary of its creation, the Colombian General Comptroller’s Office organized a regional event to analyze the role of supreme audit institutions in the fight against corruption with the background that corruption remains a significant challenge for strengthening democratic systems in many countries and has also been identified as one of the obstacles to reduce inequalities.

The regional seminar brought together representatives of regional organizations (IDB, OAS, OLACEFS), representatives of supreme audit institutions (the Court of Accounts of Brazil, Chamber of Accounts of the Dominican Republic, General Comptroller of Ecuador), and the private and academic sectors, who analyzed the measures taken by states to prevent and sanction corrupt practices.

UNDP was represented by the Governance and Decentralization Policy Advisor of the Regional Centre for Latin America and the Caribbean Gerardo Berthin, who presented some of the initiatives supported in the region. For example, in the case of Chile, where UNDP promoted a broad partnership with the General Comptroller´s Office, and other Chilean institutions and organizations (including the private sector and civil society organizations) to assess the II and V Chapters of the United Nations Convention Against Corruption.

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Anti-corruption Kit: 15 ideas for young activists

Transparency International just released a digital anti-corruption kit on how to turn a plan into action for young activists.

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Gender and Corruption in Latin America: is there a link?

This Working Paper contributes to set the basis for policy dialogue and analysis on gender and corruption in Latin America. It defines a basic conceptual framework on corruption and gender, and develops an analytical methodology based on three case studies: Chile, Colombia and El Salvador.

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Promoting Transparency and Accountability in Latin America & the Caribbean - A Reflection by Gerardo Berthin

Since 2009, the UNDP anti-corruption, transparency and accountability effort in the LAC region has followed a progressive and incremental path that started with advocacy activities leading to programmatic and technical approaches. The Platform that permitted this synergic and integrated approach was the “Transparency and Accountability in Local Governments” (TRAALOG) initiative.

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UNDP Global Anti-Corruption Initiative (2014-2017): Strengthening an Integrated Anti-corruption Approach

To achieve the objectives of UNDP’s Strategic Plan (2013-2017) and respond to the growing demand from programming countries for policy and programme support on anti-corruption, UNDP launched its Global Anti-corruption Initiative (GAIN) (2014-2017) in the first half of 2014.

GAIN builds on the successes of the Global Thematic Programme on Anti-corruption for Development Effectiveness (PACDE) (2008-2013) and focuses on strengthening systems, institutions and civic engagement to better manage and deliver public resources and services with an objective of preventing and combating corruption.
GAIN adopts an integrated and multi-disciplinary approach on anti-corruption through improved partnerships and coordination both within and outside UN system.

For more information about GAIN, click here.

Thursday, August 28, 2014

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