The World Bank on Feb. 23 said “exceptional circumstances” justify secrecy for documents about its review of a contract to audit Sierra Leone’s use of…
A significant gap exists between policy and implementation. That’s a major finding from new research into whether development finance institutions (DFIs) share information about their…
By Toby McIntosh The International Civil Aviation Organization has taken a significant step toward more transparency by publishing summaries of its closed Council meetings. In…
By Toby McIntosh UNICEF, a key partner in the international effort to procure Covid-19 vaccines “will publish relevant details” on the contracts, “subject to the…
By Toby McIntosh Contracts to buy Covid-19 vaccines are being kept secret, completely or substantially, by the global purchasing entity started by the World Health…
Rejections of requests for information are rarely so candid. But when civil society organizations asked the Green Climate Fund for basic information about what projects…
By Toby McIntosh A major UNESCO survey on access to information (ATI) at the national level has been such a flop that the agency is…
By Toby McIntosh About half of United Nations agencies hold closed meetings of their key decision-making bodies, according to the survey of 27 UN bodies…
By Toby McIntosh The International Maritime Organization has asked delegates, and the media, to refrain from live-tweeting while attending at a virtual committee meeting on…
By Toby McIntosh The World Bank has begun disclosing more information about its scrutiny of how governments spend Bank funds. The Bank is now revealing…