Anti-corruption for anti-coronavirus / COVID-19 risk management / CSO grants scheme
To Defeat the Coronavirus, Stop Corruption. “As the coronavirus spreads around the world, the rushed global response could create opportunities for graft, including fraud and bribery stemming from critical emergency cash flows and medical supply shortages. If safeguards are not put into place quickly, the scale of this corruption could be vast.”
Tammy Kupperman Thorp / Foreign Policy: https://foreignpolicy.com/2020/04/06/defeat-coronavirus-stop-corruption-humanitarian-crisis-disaster-response-emergency-medical-supplies/
The Crossroads Between Risk Management and COVID-19. “With a changing risk landscape comes a need for new risk assessments and a subsequent adjustment of controls to contain those new or heightened risks. Risks constantly change and evolve (as should your compliance program). All guidance released by multiple enforcement authorities point to the same conclusion: A stale program is a failed program, no matter how well your compliance processes were designed in the first place. The question remains: How do compliance teams maintain the agility to swiftly respond to change and ensure the continuity of business and compliance?”.
Miriam Konradsen Ayed / GAN Integity: https://www.ganintegrity.com/blog/risk-management-and-covid-19/
Grants scheme to support CSOs on projects to fast-track UNCAC implementation (Call for Proposals). The Civil Society Team (CST) is pleased to invite CSOs from South America and Mexico and Southeast Asia to apply for a grant which aims to fast-track the implementation of the UN Convention against Corruption in different regions. Grants of up to up $15,000 will be awarded depending on the proposals, and there is a limited number of organizations which can be sponsored. Please consult the Call for Proposals for full details of the scheme. Deadline to apply: 31 May 2020.