Sub-Saharan Africa still faces corruption
On Tuesday, Transparency International (TI) released their 2009 Corruption Perceptions Index (CPI), revealing that many sub-Saharan African countries remain among the most corrupt world-wide. The...
View ArticleDR Congo President fires thousands accused of corruption
BBC reports along with other news outlets that the Democratic Republic of Congo president Joseph Kabila has fired or forcibly retired almost 3,000 government employees as part of what Budget Minister...
View ArticleReverse the Resource Curse Now
Countries rich in natural resources too often end up with high rates of poverty, corruption, conflict, and poor governance rather than prosperity. Finding valuable oil, gas or gold should boost...
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Urgent: Call your senators now
This afternoon, the senate will vote on the Cardin-Lugar Amendment to S.3217. This important amendment would require all companies listed on the New York Stock Exchange to open their books and report...
View ArticleMissing money
Check out this post from ONE’s new France Director Guillaume Grosso: Last week, I attended a meeting in Paris on stolen assets and how we can recover...
View ArticleTransparency victory delayed but not denied
Late in May, ONE put out an urgent call to all our members to call their Senators and urge them to vote in favor of including the Cardin-Lugar Transparency amendment to the Senate Financial Regulation...
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Thanking Senator Dodd
Just a few hours after the exciting announcement that the Cardin-Lugar Transparency amendment had passed the Senate, I was walking by the Capitol when I ran into none other than the Chairman of Senate...
View ArticleBono discusses AIDS, polio and fighting corruption with Russian President...
Last week, Bono met with Russian President Dmitry Medvedev while U2 was touring in Moscow. Russia recently reported its first polio case in thirteen years, and continues to experience high rates of HIV...
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Nigeria’s plan to privatize power grid a step in the right direction
Great news on the transparency and corruption front: Nigerian President Goodluck Ebele Jonathan recently announced a multibillion dollar plan that would help repair and privatize the country’s corrupt...
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Washington Peace Letter Features GCAP Global Council Co-Chair, Marta Benavides
The Washington Peace Center presents their latest Peace Letter issue titled the "20 Years of the U.S. in Iraq" featuring an article by GCAP Global Council Co-Chair, Marta Benavides: read more
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A Message for the G20's Five Asian Members
The constituents of GCAP Asia and the Asia Development Alliance have sent a clear message to the five Asian members of the G20: it's time to step up to ensure that equality and equity are pillars of...
View ArticleMoving for Peace & Justice amidst Violence & Insecurity: This is our life in...
By Raz DaliliOn an otherwise ordinary Tuesday in early January, an Afghani man in his mid-30s was in the courtyard outside his house in the eastern part of the country, towards the border with Iran. He...
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