All Blog Posts Tagged 'corruption' (47)

First Aid Kit for Higher Education - A Know How Guide for Student Research is a guide for student organizations, NGOs, student activists and everyone else who is interested in the problems of higher education and who seek different methods for monitoring them. The guide has been prepared by organizations from Bulgaria, Croatia, Macedonia, Moldova and Serbia which are members of…

We all are not new to the issue of corruption. One of the major crises that our present World will face in this era is what i call highhanded corruption. As we have seen recently in most governments across the World, most of the fingers sponsoring mayhem, violence and civil war in their society are same people blood-feeding on the taxpayers money. The same people that claimed to be working for the interest of the people have turned around to eat the same people. I did a recent book…

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Corruption is a complex social, political and economic phenomenon that affects all countries. Corruption undermines democratic institutions, slows economic development and contributes to governmental instability. Corruption attacks the foundation of democratic institutions by distorting electoral processes, perverting the rule of law and creating bureaucratic quagmires whose only reason for existing is the soliciting of bribes. Economic development is stunted because foreign direct…

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As you all know in this network, it is henceforth obvious that we can't fight Corruption in a country without implicating the youth into the process as young men are corrupted, their are corrupting, they are the most affected by corruption effects and are great ressources in the fight.

Cameroon government has understood this and in the ongoing process of the elaboration of the National Anti-Corruption Strategy in Cameroon, youth sector among others…

Last election in this most populous black Nation of Africa made history across the entire globe. As usual, the bad, good and ugly reared up their heads to make light of the effort so far by Nigerians and the international community. Goodluck Jonathan led administration for the first time in the history of this Nation delivered 75% free, fair and credible election. This is resounding pass mark as noted across the globe. Yet, much still need to be done in practicals and not in promises.…

Who can deny the importance of technology in the digital era now? This is the time when we might smile more in front of our gadget screens instead of in real face to face conversations. These are the days when social networking across the internet may give you more jobs and fun compared with the old-fashioned…

200 high-school students from 14 cities in Macedonia sent a message to the institutions and governance to include the youth in the process of decsion making and to think how the country would look like if half of the youth left it.

The young…

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I'd like to share this case with you. In Nigeria, the Socioeconomic Rights and Accountability Project (SERAP) is demanding to the President of Nigeria to “urgently rescind the recent decision by the Attorney-General of the Federation and Minister of Justice Mohammed Adoke to withdraw the case file of Minister of State for Health Sulaiman Bello, who is accused by the…

Speaking of corruption there is a common miss perception that corruptive activities are strictly seen at pour countries, strictly seen at just certain vocations, strictly seen at certain times, but, if we analyze the synonyms for corruption: dishonesty, immorality, harm, fraud and…

'Climate Change Adaptation means investing in water sector'

This front message is neither for advertisement nor for joke, but expresses the urgency that countries and the international community as a whole have to invest in the water sector if they want to fight climate change efficiently. This is justify by the fact that water is one of the first domains that will suffer from climate change effects and will threaten human lives. This will be through the…

As a Filipino citizen, I, like every other Filipino, have a debt of more or less $ 1,000 to different multinational organizations. There are about 90 million Filipinos now.

As of 2007, the Philippines has outstanding total public sector debt of $ 110 billion. Our government chose to honor debts even of corrupt past administrations. Thus, about 25% of our national budget is…