(May 5, 2004) The UN tries to obstruct Congress’s Oil for Food probe.
‘We have other priorities’
(May 5, 2004) The harder the United Nations tries to keep a lid on Oil for Food, the more the scandal keeps boiling over.
Another View: UN’s corruption deserves disclosure
(May 4, 2004) Donors to UN humanitarian efforts must be confident their contributions will go to those in need, rather than into the pockets of dictators and their bought-and-paid-for allies.
Bulgaria urges probe about alleged corruption in choosing contractor to build nuclear plant
(April 29, 2004) The Ministry of Energy urged Thursday a probe about allegations of corruption a Canadian company has made in Bulgaria’s selection of a contractor to build its second nuclear power plant.
Fighting corruption
(April 29, 2004) Corruption enriches the venal, but hurts everyone else. Can it be curbed?
Even democracies need ‘sunshine’ against corruption
(April 29, 2004) The report authors conclude that corruption cannot thrive in a milieu where the public is in the know about the nature of abuses of power.
Senate panel probing World Bank
(April 27, 2004) The Senate Foreign Relations Committee has started to investigate allegations of corruption in projects funded by the World Bank and its affiliates.
Latin Americans losing faith in democracy
(April 22, 2004) UN polls shows more than half would choose a return to dictatorship if it meant an end to poverty.
Oil for memories
(April 21, 2004) Having helped sustain and humor the tyranny and fraud of Saddam Hussein for years via the massively corrupt Oil-for-Food program, the United Nations has for the past year been seeking a new role for itself in Iraq.
Saddam cleaned up on UN’s ‘oil-for-palaces’ program
(April 20, 2004) The oil-for-food program was one of the larger rip-offs of all time. Under the UN’s nose, Saddam Hussein skimmed off billions.
Cost of corruption worldwide stands at USD 1000 bn a year: World Bank study
(April 15, 2004) Cost due to corruption in both rich and developing countries is estimated at a whopping 1000 billion dollars a year, a World Bank Institute study has said.
Berlusconi corruption trial stalls after resumption
(April 16, 2004) The corruption trial against Silvio Berlusconi, the Italian Prime Minister, resumed today, four months after a controversial law granting him immunity from prosecution was annulled by the country’s highest court.
UN blasted over Iraq oil-for-food scheme
(April 8, 2004) Corruption in a UN humanitarian programme for Iraq casts doubt on the United Nations’ ability to manage international initiatives, including helping Iraq become a sovereign government, the top US senator on foreign affairs said today.
Corruption slopes down in CEE countries
(April 7, 2004) The magnitude and negative impact that corruption exerts on business is on the decline, according to an encouraging report of the World Bank.
Harder graft: Corruption in Latin America
(April 7, 2004) The “war on terror” has spawned a battle against corruption in Latin America.
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