Yemen's ongoing conflict has transformed into an economic battle, with various factions fighting over crucial resources, such as aid flows and control over state resources. The war economy has...
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Mitigating corruption in the post-war reconstruction of Ukraine
An overview of the debate This Helpdesk Answer surveys the ongoing commentary on how to prevent corruption in Ukraine’s post-war recovery to document the major proposals that are emerging. It finds...
Ethiopia: Overview of corruption and anti-corruption efforts
Since Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed swept to power in 2018 promising far-reaching governance reforms, first COVID-19 and then the war in Tigray has ravaged the country. With the recent cessation of...
Global access to Covid-19 vaccines: Lifting the veil of opacity
Main points • Enormous amounts of public money have subsidised vaccine development and production, but the details of where, why, how, with whom, and under what conditions this money has been spent...
The Somalia Humanitarian Fund Accountability Framework: Lessons for risk management in humanitarian aid
The Somalia Humanitarian Fund, a UN-managed multi-donor fund, faced a crisis in 2012 when cases of aid diversion were revealed. Donors’ confidence was shaken, and many withdrew from the Fund. Since...
Promoting electoral integrity through aid: Analysis and advice for donors
By Luca J. Uberti and David Jackson Series editor: David Jackson U4 Anti-Corruption Resource Centre, Chr. Michelsen Institute (U4 Issue 2018:5) Since the early 2000s, aid spending on electoral...
World + 2 more
Corruption and the city: How aid donors can support integrity building in urban spaces
By Aled Williams and Kendra Dupuy U4 Anti-Corruption Resource Centre, Chr. Michelsen Institute (U4 Brief 2018:2) Main Points Corruption is undermining cities' efforts to achieve the Sustainable...
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Corruption and migrant returns: Managing risk in assisted return programmes
To incentivise the return of rejected asylum-seekers and irregular migrants, most European states support Assisted Voluntary Return and Reintegration programmes. Corruption impacts these programmes’...
Income and asset declarations for NGOs
This Expert Answer covers the use of income and asset declaration (IAD) regimes for non-governmental organisations (NGOs) and discusses whether this system is suitable for the sector. The first...
Which models of donor coordination are most effective for managing multi-donor inputs to deliver technical assistance?
Where the delivery of development assistance is fragmented and donor agencies’ activities lack coordination, transaction costs are likely to be exorbitant and the proliferation of parallel service...
Sierra Leone + 2 more
Ebola and corruption: Overcoming critical governance challenges in a crisis situation (March 2015)
By Boris Divjak and Kendra Dupuy Bergen: Chr. Michelsen Institute (U4 Brief 2015:04) 4 p. Since the end of 2013, the Ebola virus disease has been ravaging the economies and societies of Sierra Leone,...
The role of donors in the recovery of stolen assets
Financial crimes such as corruption, fraud, and embezzlement generate significant profits, often at the expense of the public budget. These proceeds of crime are usually hidden outside of the country...
A Corruption Risk Assesment for REDD+ in Kenya: Kenya REDD+ Analytical Series - Issue #1 November 2013
This report, commissioned by the National REDD+ Coordination Office in the Ministry of Environment, Water and Natural Resources (MEW&NR) and the UN-REDD Programme, in collaboration with the U4...
Key features of NGO accountability systems
As NGOs take on an increasingly prominent role as development assistance implementers and political counter-power, they are under greater scrutiny and pressure to demonstrate that they are using...
Colombia + 2 more
Risks of corruption to state legitimacy and stability in fragile situations
Examining the cases of Liberia, Nepal and Colombia, this study asks how corruption poses risks to political legitimacy and stability in fragile situations. The report focuses on the key role of...
World + 3 more
Social accountability in situations of conflict and fragility
U4 Brief No. 19 Donor support to social accountability in fragile and conflict-affected states is a relatively new phenomenon. It has emerged with the lessons that top-down anticorruption approaches...
Developing an NGO corruption risk management system: Considerations for donors - September 2011 No 9
Abstract Non-governmental organisations (NGOs) are often on the front line of aid delivery, managing a significant proportion of aid funds. The risk of corruption in NGO operations is therefore a...
Corruption in Emergency Procurement
Corruption in emergency procurement reduces the amount of available resources for life-saving operations, impacts on quality of products and services, and diverts aid from those who need it most...
Corruption in Emergencies: What Role(s) for Media?
As part of a broader analysis of corruption in emergencies, the U4 Anti-Corruption Resource Centre initiated a dialogue on the role(s) of the media. On 30 May 2006, a working meeting held at NORAD...