4th Global Forum to combat C-o-r-r-u-p-t-i-o-n (& Bolivia)

international | crime and justice | other press Tuesday June 07, 2005 12:35 by i - "compare & contrast Africa of the Poor and the Americas of the Poor"

"From words to deeds" = "From w-o-r-d-s to d-e-e-d-s"

the 4th Global Forum to combat "-" has opened in Brazilia, Brazil.

The event will bring together important actors in the fight against corruption from Brazil and abroad. A series of panels, lectures, and workshops will be offered to discuss issues such as money laundering, conflicts of interest, and public procurement under the overarching theme “From Words to Deeds.”

And set against the backdrop of the resignation of President Mesa in Bolivia for the second time this year, and allegations of wide scale c-o-r-r-u-p-t-i-o-n
in Brazil itself, the conference will see leading lawyers and experts on the c-o-r-r-u-p-t of their own countries come together and swap stories on how bad the b-a-s-t-a-r-d-s were and are.

"The program for the IV Global Forum on Fighting Corruption (IV GF) – “From Words to Deeds” – will be divided into eight workshops centered on the key issues on the international agenda regarding illegal activities directly and indirectly related to corruption. The discussions will examine the concrete measures adopted by individual countries to prevent and fight corruption. Participants will consider questions such as crimes linked to money laundering, international convention monitoring mechanisms and e-government, among others.

In addition to the workshops, the IV GF will offer the public the opportunity to take part in six panels, specifically, The Role of the Media, The Brazilian Experience in Fighting Corruption, Enhancing Integrity in Border and Fiscal Agencies, Political Financing, Law Enforcement and Ombudsman – as well as seminars given by specialists on issues connected to the event’s central theme."

The invited guests include the people who smellt out the smelliness in Peru, Argentina, Brazil, Venezuala, Colombia, (all of the continent).

And of course Lulu faces accusations today that he or his office knew and know of payments (b-r-i-b-e-s) which have consistently been made since the dictatorship by the ruling socialist party PT to ensure their control of the federal government.
http://spanish.peopledaily.com.cn/31617/3449389.html
http://www2.eluniversal.com.mx/pls/impreso/noticia.html?id_nota=35932&tabla=internacional
http://www.clarin.com/diario/2005/06/07/elmundo/i-02401.htm
http://www.cronica.com.mx/nota.php?idc=185585

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The Site of the IV Forum on Combatting Corruption
http://www.ivforumglobal.org.br/

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The Bolivian story
last resignation-
http://www.indymedia.ie/newswire.php?story_id=68874
today's resignation follows a return to the streets of the capital by campesinos and renewed pressure on the regime by social movements, with the addition this time of a delegation from the new Pope, PapaRatzi sent a team to observe and bark.
So far, the opposition are sceptical that Pressie Mesa is gone now, (as in not coming back) [ as in que se vayan todos! ] because his second resignation this year has not used the word "irrevocable".

This resignation message was not made under the duress of the last one.

http://www.hoy.com.do/app/article.aspx?id=45967
http://www2.eluniversal.com.mx/pls/impreso/noticia.html?id_nota=22241&tabla=primera
http://www.informador.com.mx/sitio/cgi-bin/show.pl?id=0706n94&content=article§ion=internacional
http://www.yucatan.com.mx/noticia.asp?cx=99$1410000000$3052311&f=20050607
http://www.diariodeleon.es/inicio/noticia.jsp?CAT=113&TEXTO=100000016102

Links in Engurlish the tongue of Sandymount strand-
http://www.guardian.co.uk/worldlatest/story/0,1280,-5057043,00.html
http://www.theledger.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20050607/ZNYT03/506070427
http://www.isn.ethz.ch/news/sw/details.cfm?id=11424
"In 1993 the historian Carlos Mesa wrote a book: Bolivian presidents: Between the ballot box and the gun. More than two decades later, Mr Mesa can claim first-hand experience at the helm of the turbulent nation".............
http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/americas/4615271.stm