Procuring for life / NACC to investigate virus-aid misuse claim / Webinar Transparency, Accountability and Anti-Corruption during the Covid-19 Crisis Management and Response

Procuring for life. “Clean public procurement not only saves money, but most importantly, it saves lives by making sure the people who are most vulnerable receive the support they need. Yet, the ongoing global health crisis exposes vulnerabilities in public procurement: loose requirements that contribute to unequal competition and bidding wars and rushed measures that result in low quality or faulty goods, price gouging, undue influence and limited access to information.” 

 

Transparency International: https://www.transparency.org/news/feature/procuring_for_life?utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=The%20week%20in%20corruption%201%20May%202020&utm_content=The%20week%20in%20corruption%201%20May%202020+CID_8a08905e54412649002cceca24519ad8&utm_source=Email%20marketing%20software&utm_term=Procuring%20for%20Life 

 

 

(Thailand) NACC to investigate virus-aid misuse claim. “The National Anti-Corruption Commission (NACC) has found grounds to graft allegations against the Lamphun Provincial Administrative Organisation (PAO) over its budget spending of more than 16 million baht to buy essentials for the elderly during the Covid-19 pandemic. NACC secretary-general Warawit Sukboon said the Lamphun PAO spent 16.3 million baht buying a total of 27,700 sets of essential items for the elderly or 590 baht per set, though the items did not respond to the needs of the recipients, and were not worth the money spent.”  

 

Bangkok Post: https://www.bangkokpost.com/thailand/general/1910160/nacc-to-investigate-virus-aid-misuse-claim 

 

 

Transparency, Accountability and Anti-Corruption during the Covid-19 Crisis Management and Response (Webinar). The webinar hosted by UNDP will feature cases from countries in different regions and partners Norad, OECD, Sida and UNOCD. Join us on May 5th at 8:30 AM (EST). 

 

UNDP Zoom: https://undp.zoom.us/j/98230221235?pwd=Sm5WV3hqaGp0SzNKalEyZnlnaGtKQT09