Mats Benestad
@matsbenestad
International lawyer. @NorwayMFA Policy Director on anti-corruption and illicit finance. Raising 👧👶🏼 with @unadurakovic. all opinions my own
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📢Join Stolen Asset Recovery Initiative @World Bank/UNODC & World Bank Gov's session on Financing for Development explores how int'l orgs & other stakeholders, such as CSOs, can support countries in meeting their future anticorruption commitments under the FFD process #UnitedAgainstCorruption
Fighting corruption is critical to closing the financing gap — and central to the World Bank’s mission to end extreme poverty and promote shared prosperity. Here are 4 innovative ways fighting corruption. 👇
At today's Implementation Review Group, Norway highlighted the importance of strengthening the #UNCAC Review Mechanism to enhance its impact and effectively fight corruption. UN Office on Drugs & Crime Norway MFA Mats Benestad
“Transparency isn’t a luxury - it’s a necessity.” Valuable insights at our event today from Norway MFA & UN Office on Drugs & Crime on the importance of strengthening political finance transparency and its oversight. We look forward to global UN standards on this crucial issue. Transparency International
. Åsmund Aukrust : We are gathered at #FFD4 to finance a future that is fair, sustainable & inclusive To millions of people, this is not a technical debate. It is about basic rights like access to food, education, health care, water, dignity & equality regjeringen.no/no/aktuelt/min…
To support countries in their efforts to fund development & fight poverty, tax revenues must be increased. Since 2015, 🇳🇴 has more than doubled its support to help building better tax systems. At #FFD4 Åsmund Aukrust signed 3 agreements. ➡️ regjeringen.no/en/aktuelt/the…
At the G20 Development meeting I stressed the need to fight inequality & illicit financial flows. We need more multilateralism and defence of intl law. Fair taxation & universal social protection are key. This includes a UN tax convention -Åsmund Aukrust regjeringen.no/no/aktuelt/rem…
PM Jonas Gahr Støre announced at Open Gov Partnership summit 🇳🇴+others are tabling an UNCAC Resolution to Strengthen Transparency in Political Financing. “When democracy is under pressure, we must stand up and defend it,” he said. We at Transparency International fully support this initiative!
Invaluable new resource for both domestic and international actors: ‘Quality Control in Fraud and Corruption Investigations’ (eds. Willems, Carsten Stahn, Frey and Angotti, 288 pp.), one-click open access (toaep.org/ps-pdf/39-qcfci). Note cilrap.org/quality-control. #TOAEP #CILRAP
Corruption undermines public trust, stability and inclusive economic development. G20 South Africa Anti-Corruption Ministerial Meeting 🇳🇴’s StateSec Davidsen praised 🇿🇦 Minister Minister Inkosi Mzamo Buthelezi and South Africa for its commitment and leadership in advancing global anti-corruption efforts