Topic: Implementing SDG16+
United Kingdom
Whether helping criminals launder cash, allowing terrorists to shift money, or providing a vehicle for the fantastically wealthy to avoid taxes, anonymous companies are the go-to tool for hiding money...
July 11, 2019
2019
Liberia
In Liberia, citizens often lack a clear understanding of how their justice system works. In an effort to build trust in the judiciary, the Chief Justice's Office of Liberia will improve government capacity...
July 11, 2019
2019
Latvia
In an effort to strengthen the current law, the State Chancellery and the Corruption Prevention and Combating Bureau created mechanisms to make it easier for individuals to report potentially unethical activity by the government.
July 11, 2019
2019
Sri Lanka (Withdrawn)
After decades of failed initiatives to promote the right to information, Sri Lanka finally enacted its Right to Information Act (RTI) in 2016. The law allows Sri Lankans to scrutinize their government more closely...
July 11, 2019
2019
Colombia
Colombia's legal system is complex and its citizens often complained of its inaccessibility. Colombia's Ministry of Justice and Law committed to developing a platform to help citizens gain better ...
July 11, 2019
2019
Sustainable Development Goals
In Argentina, women experience higher unemployment, earn lower salaries for performing the same jobs as men, and do twice the amount of unpaid work as men.
July 11, 2019
2019
Paraguay
In 2014, Paraguay became the 100 th country in the world to pass legislation that grants citizens access to public information. The work to open government, data and budgets began locally with one reformer determined to improve his ...
July 11, 2019
2019
South Africa
Coined the rainbow nation to encapsulate the coming together of many different people, South Africa has been a global leader in budget transparency.
July 11, 2019
2019
Indonesia
Many Indonesians currently face barriers to justice – stemming from the limited national budget for legal assistance...
July 11, 2019
2019
South Cotabato, Philippines
Inefficiencies in South Cotabato's procurement process led to delayed completion or hold up on implementation of 95 percent of planned infrastructure projects in 2017. A lack of publicly accessible information on the real-time status of ...
July 11, 2019
2019
Uruguay
The Uruguayan government and civil society are working together to bring more awareness and clarity to the issue of gender-based violence against women. Together, they plan to combine and publish the fragmented information available on gender-based violence and streamline standards...
July 11, 2019
2019