It all makes sense on paper – the cycle of action and accountability one hopes that international summits and forums will trigger. A government commits to making a change, sets out timelines, appoints somebody responsible and explains the steps they…

Two years ago, at the London anti-corruption summit, the former UK Prime Minister described Nigeria as a ‘fantastically corrupt country’. To which Muhhamadu Buhari, the Nigerian president, replied that corruption was indeed an issue while also making the important point…

This is adapted from Minister Kim Boo Kyum remarks from last month Good morning, your Excellencies, distinguished guests, ladies and gentlemen. I’m Kim, Boo Kyum, Minister of the Interior and Safety. It is my pleasure to invite you all to…

Money laundering and corruption keeps making headlines. Danske Bank, Denmark’s largest lender, is reeling from a EUR 200 billion money-laundering scandal that erupted in September, the same month Dutch bank ING was hit with a EUR 775 million fine for…

Ukraine was not only among the first countries to join OGP in September of 2011 but also became one of the few countries that attempted to increase transparency of the extractive sector in its first OGP Action Plan due to…

I often wondered what impact doing my job from a developing country instead of a developed one would have on my thinking about inequality. One area where I can see a big shift is my feelings about corruption and its…

by Sanjay Pradhan, Ulla Tørnæs, Delia Ferreira, Mari Kiviniemi (Joint blog post by Government of Denmark, Transparency International, Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development and OGP) Over the last year, political rights and civil liberties around the world have experienced a…

Open government can - and should - more effectively harness the power and insights of girls.

By Lena Ingelstam and Ulrika Cilliers, Save the Children, Tor Hodenfield, CIVICUS, and Beatrice Schulter, Child Rights Connect Many children want to defend their rights and the rights of others and when children speak out things change. Every day, millions…

En 2017, Uruguay aprobó su primer Plan Nacional de Aguas. A partir de ahora, y durante los próximos 15 años, el país cuenta con un instrumento político y técnico para la gestión integrada y sustentable de las aguas. El plan…

Participación ciudadana para los servicios de agua y saneamiento en Honduras En Honduras, la regulación y control en el sector de agua y saneamiento reviste caracteres muy  particulares debido a los numerosos prestadores y su dispersión geográfica, disponibilidad del recurso…

Los principios de transparencia, participación pública y rendición de cuentas han sido reconocidos en políticas sectoriales sobre agua y sanitación como lo ilustran los Principios de Gobernanza del Agua de la OCDE. Un número de instituciones financieras internacionales han apoyado…