By Toby McIntosh (Follow EYE @tobyjmcintosh) The United Nations Secretariat has no plans to create an access to information policy, according to a statement provided…
By Toby McIntosh Do the sometimes weak transparency standards of international organizations contravene the more robust European mandate for transparency in decision-making about the environment?…
By Toby McIntosh The new transparency policy at the International Maritime Organization has a loophole and members are using it. The Japanese government kept secret…
More documents are being disclosed in advance of committee meetings at the International Maritime Organization, but one quarter of the member governments still kept their…
By Toby McIntosh The International Monetary Fund says the Tanzanian government should repeal a law making it a criminal offense to criticize official statistics. The…
By Toby McIntosh The government of Tanzania has exercised its option to suppress a major report about Tanzania prepared by the International Monetary Fund. The…
By Toby McIntosh The World Bank says it is standing firm on its objections to the Tanzanian government’s policy of expelling pregnant girls from school…
By Toby McIntosh The US Federal Aviation Agency is creating a new system to preserve the option for aircraft owners to fly anonymously. Although an…
By Toby McIntosh The World Bank and other major donors remain concerned about a Tanzanian law restricting free speech about statistics. “Our concerns about the…
By Toby McIntosh UNESCO has begun collecting information from 43 countries on implementation of their access to information laws, according to a March 5 announcement.…