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Leading
the Fight for Accountability, Transparency and Good
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The Global Organization
Against Corruption (GOPAC) is an international network
of parliamentarians dedicated to good governance and
combating corruption throughout the world. This website
is intended to be a portal for parliamentarians and
others, interested in joining forces to fight corruption
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Global Task Forces
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 GOPAC's international programming uses global working Groups composed of its members to develop tools and products, as well as to guide major initiatives. GOPAC is currently working on six such initiatives, identified at the 2006 GOPAC Global Conference and known as the Arusha Agenda — each being pursued by Global Task Forces (GTF) working with expert agencies.
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What's New
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 13th International Anticorruption Conference Global Transparency:
Fighting corruption for a sustainable future.
Taking place in Athens, Greece, from 30 October to 2 November 2008, the conference will host world leaders and representatives from civil society, government and the private sector who will engage in open debates in a set of four plenary sessions to address the critical issues that will define our common future. There will also be around 40 workshops linking the issue of corruption with the conference’s foci.
Visit the IACC website for more information: http://www.13iacc.org/ |
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National Conference for the Right to Information Coalition in Ghana, Accra, Ghana (May, 2008)
The World Bank, in collaboration with the Commonwealth Human Rights Initiative in Ghana (CHRI-Ghana) and the National FOI Coalition, is supporting a two-day event entitled "National Conference for the Right to Information Coalition in Ghana." The goal of the conference is to raise public awareness on the value of access to information and how FOI supports greater transparency and good governance practices. A second objective is to build consensus among participants on how to support the FOI Coalition in building advocacy skills in order to increase support for the passage of the FOI bill. For more information contact mmendiburu@worldbank.org or tdolan@worldbank.org
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The Role of Parliament in Curbing
Corruption: Workshop in Laos
In collaboration with UNDP, the World Bank Institute held a workshop entitled, “The Role of Parliament in Curbing Corruption”, March 24-25, 2008 in Vientiane, Laos. This learning activity was designed to improve the knowledge of participants on issues relating to the international best practice in the role of parliament in providing oversight, improving transparency, and contributing to anti-corruption efforts. The workshop was attended by approximately 40 Members of Parliament and parliamentary staff from Laos. For more information http://web.worldbank.org/WBSITE/
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 Stolen Asset Recovery (StAR) Initiative: Challenges, Opportunities, and Action Plan
The World Bank, in partnership with the United Nations Office of Drugs and Crime (UNODC), launched an initiative in September 2007 to help developing countries recover assets stolen by corrupt leaders, help invest them in effective development programs and combat safe havens internationally. Most recently, they have published an Action Plan which represents the feedback received from consultations with developed and developing countries, as well as lessons from the experience of Nigeria, Peru, and the Philippines. The Action Plan is available at http://www.unodc.org/pdf/Star_Report.pdf
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TI calls on leading oil and gas companies to increase revenue transparency: New report shows companies should provide greater accountability
A majority of leading oil and gas companies are far from transparent when it comes to the payments they make to resource-rich countries, leaving the door open to corruption and hampering efforts to fight poverty, according to a report published today by Transparency International (TI). On Monday, April 28th,, 2008, Transparency International launched the ‘2008 Report on Revenue Transparency of Oil and Gas Companies’ in London, UK. To see the full report and other related information visit the Promoting Revenue Transparency Project Website:
http://www.transparency.org/policy
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 Poverty Reduction Network Newsletter: Parliaments and the Paris Declaration
As links between citizens and their states, Parliaments are
crucial to accountability chains worldwide: they are mandated
and constitutionally positioned to demand and ensure
accountability on behalf of citizens. The Paris Declaration on
Aid Effectiveness is a well-intentioned and ambitious
agreement to reform aid delivery. Reforming aid delivery,
among other things, calls for mutual accountability on the part
of donors and recipients. And, as a 2006 Monitoring survey
carried out by the OECD-DAC clearly recognized, Parliaments
are keys to turning principles of aid effectiveness into practice. Click here for the full newsletter.
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Global Organization of Parliamentarians
Against Corruption - GOPAC
C/O Parliamentary Centre
255 Albert Street Suite 802 Ottawa, Ontario K1P 6A9 Canada
Tel: 613.237.0143 Ext. 319 Fax: 613.235.8237
info@gopacnetwork.org |
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