Earlier this month, the U.S. released a new plan detailing the commitments and priorities for the next two years under the Open Government Partnership (OGP). The updated National Action Plan is not only more ambitious than we anticipated; it also shows a significant improvement from an earlier draft version released at the OGP summit in […]
Today the U.S.-based Foundation Center became the 200th publisher to the International Aid Transparency Initiative (IATI). The Foundation Center, the leading source of information on philanthropy worldwide, has become the 200th organisation to publish data to the IATI standard. The Center maintains the most comprehensive database of US, and increasingly global, grant-makers and their grants. […]
Transparency International’s 2013 Corruption Perceptions Index ranking 177 countries/territories – including all EU member states – offers a warning that the abuse of power, secret dealings and bribery continue to ravage societies around the world. In the Corruption Perceptions Index 2013, Denmark and New Zealand tie for first place with scores of 91. Afghanistan, North […]
Tonight on BBC Panorama, the Global Fund – one of the biggest providers of international aid to fight malaria, AIDs and tuberculosis – faces serious questions about its spending. A leaked report shows alleged corruption – involving tens of thousands of dollars – was discovered by investigators working for the Fund. But according to the BBC, the report […]
December 1st is World AIDS Day, and many international organisations will be using this opportunity to talk about the successes and failures in the fight against this global disease. In the 2013 Aid Transparency Index, we look at two donors who specifically fund AIDS-related programmes – and it’s a mixed picture in terms of transparency. Find […]
As the world reacts to Typhoon Haiyan and relief aid is sent to the Philippines, we hope that it will be provided generously and quickly – but also effectively. It is all too often the case in humanitarian disasters that aid is badly targeted. This results in some efforts being duplicated while other priorities are […]
