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Translating the United Nations Convention against Corruption into Action : From Doha to Marrakesh and beyond (ppt)
Corruption, Presentation, Other UN AgencyPresentation delivered at a workshop on the Oslo Governance Forum on Democratic Governance Assessments for Social Accountability, in Oslo 2011
Good Governance for Medicines - A Framework for Good Governance in the Pharmaceutical Sector
Corruption, Guide / Manual / Indicators, Other UN AgencyThe Good Governance for Medicines (GGM) programme focuses on the fundamental need to have laws, regulations, policies and procedures in place to improve management of pharmaceutical systems and create a corrupt-free environment to promote access to good quality medicines. Its primary emphasis is on prevention of future corruption and on improving systems. This leaflet summarizes a policy...
Measuring Transparency in the Public Pharmaceutical Sector - Assessment Instrument
Corruption, Guide / Manual / Indicators, Other UN AgencyAuthors/editors: Dr Guitelle Baghdadi‐Sabeti, Dr Jillian Clare Cohen‐Kohler & Mr Eshetu Wondemagegnehu. The World Bank has identified corruption as the single greatest obstacle to social and economic development, keeping millions of people trapped in poverty. Labelled a "cancer" by the same organization, it is a cross‐sectoral problem affecting the public and private sectors alike. It...
Corruption in the Western Balkans: Bribery as Experienced by the Population
Corruption, Europe and CIS, Report, Other UN AgencyBased on a survey of more than 28,000 people in the Western Balkans in 2010, United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime (UNODC) has released this new public sector bribery survey for the area. The report provides comprehensive data on the sectors most affected, the role of public officials and bribe-payers and forms of bribery in the Western Balkans. By offering a sound benchmark on...
Tools to Support Transparency at the Local Level
Corruption, Guide / Manual / Indicators, Local Governance and Decentralization, Other UN Agency, Global IntegrityA collaborative venture of Transparency International and UN-HABITAT, this Toolkit focuses on transparency and its importance for increasing accountability, for promoting more effective citizen participation and for combating corruption in cities. More fundamentally, however, the Toolkit argues that promoting transparency can not only improve accountability, but can essentially reinvent...