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By: Rolynda Johnathan
| The United Nations has launched a $4.3 million dollar project to fight corruption in the Pacific region. In helping Pacific Island countries fight corruption through the ratification and implementation of the UN Convention against Corruption, the project will build on recent progress by nine nations including Palau, the FSM and the Marshall Islands. The Pacific Regional Anti-Corruption Project will work with communities as well as the private sector as well as raise awareness and understanding among political leaders on international anti-corruption standards. The project will cover and help build progress made by Palau, the Cook Islands, the FSM, Fiji, RMI, Nauru, PNG, Solomon Islands and Vanuatu – all of whom have ratified the convention. The project is funded by the Australian Agency for International Development (AusAID) and jointly implemented by the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) and United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime (UNODC). |