TI 2030 strategy / Corruption and climate resilience / Anti-corruption for health

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Eyes on 2030: Holding power to account for the common good (Blog).  “It is timely that this year we launch our Strategy 2030: Holding Power to Account for the Common Good. It is a strategy dedicated to leading the next decade’s fight against corruption by showing what it will take to achieve a more positive future for all.”

Delia Ferreira Rubio and Rueben L. Lifuka/Transparency International: https://www.transparency.org/en/blog/eyes-on-2030-holding-power-to-account-for-the-common-good  

 

The corruption link (Opinion).  “Corruption reduces the efficacy of investments on climate resilience. It contributes to the climate vulnerability of voters, consumers and citizens at large, particularly the poor, women and minorities…Corruption and political capture not only limits the quality of decision-making, it also obstructs effective climate actions and the strength of related institutions.”

Ali Tauqeer Sheikh/Dawn: https://www.dawn.com/news/1612992  

 

Ensuring health impact whilst tackling corruption (Virtual event).  This session explores the potential pitfalls of commonly used fiduciary controls, and it outlines the benefits of applying a risk-based methodology that helps drive the focus on delivering the public health objective of saving lives. This session is organised by the Coalition for Accountability, Transparency and Anti-Corruption in Health (CATCH) which is composed of WHO, UNDP, World Bank and Global Fund, as part of the virtual 2021 OECD Global Anti-Corruption & Integrity Forum.

OECD: https://oecd-events.org/gacif2021/session/5e3241fb-e680-eb11-b566-000d3a20ecf5  

Thank you to Aurélie Paviza, World Health Organization for sharing this learning opportunity.

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