Press Releases related to Fight corruption
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Government Corruption Casts Shadow over International Football Tournament
As world famous players from football clubs across Europe gather to take part in the Africa Cup of Nations, Europe's leaders have been urged to take swift action to help combat the rampant corruption and misuse of funds seen in host nation Equatorial Guinea. Campaign groups EG Justice and ONE have joined forces to call on the European Union to quickly adopt robust new rules that would force many of the multinational companies operating in Equatorial Guinea to publish the payments they make to the government for the right to extract oil. More
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A global partnership for progress against poverty
ONE today welcomed the launch by President Obama of the Open Government Partnership in New York, where eight world leaders made commitments on a range of issues that will help drive the development of African countries. These include the transparency of aid, natural resource revenues and budgets in developing countries. More
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UK Prime Minister calls for transparency in oil, gas and mining sectors
In response to Prime Minister David Cameron's speech in Nigeria today about aid, trade and democracy Jamie Drummond, Executive Director of ONE, says, "That the Prime Minister has kept his commitment to lead top British businesses to Africa speaks of the huge opportunity African trade presents to the UK - as well as to the future of the continent." More
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Ugandan Activists call on UK Prime Minister to End Resource Curse
Ugandan activists have delivered a letter to Prime Minister David Cameron, calling on the UK Government to ‘end the resource curse’ by supporting greater transparency in the oil industry. The letter was organised by the Publish What You Pay Coalition and signed by over 200 civil society activists from Uganda. It calls on the UK Government to force oil, gas and mining companies listed in the UK to be more transparent in their operations abroad. More
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Europe must take practical steps to promote global development
On the first of the European Development Days in Brussels, ONE has called on the European Commission to support practical changes that will have a profound effect on developing countries. More
