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U4 Theme:

Corruption in Emergencies (CES)

In the wake of the South Asian tsunami in 2004 and rapidly expanding humanitarian budgets, donors and their operational partners have started to publicly address the particular dangers of corruption in the context of war and natural disasters. U4 resources consolidate current thinking, with a focus on practical approaches and tools for reducing corruption risks in humanitarian aid.

General resources on Corruption in Emergencies

U4 Brief 2009:3
Confronting corruption in humanitarian aid: Perspectives and options
by Peter Walker and Daniel Maxwell
(Feinstein International Center Tufts University) (2009)

Resources:
Tools and knowledge for controlling corruption – an annotated list by U4 (updated October 2008)
Topics include, among others:
- Complaints mechanisms
- Coordination
- Financial Management
- Monitoring
Resources on Emergency Procurement

U4 Issue 2006:7
Corruption in Emergency Procurement
by Jessica Schultz (U4) and Tina Søreide (CMI), (2006)

This U4 report aims to unpack and analyse the problem of corruption in
aid-funded emergency procurement, for the purposes of mitigating risk.
How and where does corruption typically occur, and what can be done?
- Measures for mitigating risk
- Recommendations to donors

U4 Brief 2006:5
Corruption in Emergency Procurement
by Jessica Schultz (U4) and Tina Søreide (CMI), (2006)
This U4 brief explores risks of corruption within aid-funded emergency procurement.

Resources on Working with the Media

Corruption in Emergencies:
What role(s) for Media?
Report by IMS from a U4 working meeting (2006)

By drawing on actual case studies, this report suggest ways in which humanitarian agencies and the media can mutually support responsible coverage of corruption in emergency contexts.
- Recommendations to donors, humanitarian agencies, and media actors

U4 Brief 2006:2
Corruption in Emergencies: What role(s) for Media?

Other Resources

Selected literature:
Corruption and conflict/disasters

Post-conflict corruption challenges

See also:
Post-conflict corruption:
A rule of law agenda

Corruption in fragile states:
what role for donors?

Useful Links:
TI page on Corruption in Humanitarian Aid

ODI's page on Corruption in Emergency Relief

Launched in November 2005, the CES focus area is developed by a team led by
Dr. Arne Strand and Jessica Schultz at Chr. Michelsen Institue (CMI)
Concept Note: CES Focus Area
Kickoff workshop - minutes
Kickoff workshop - agenda

 
Corruption in Emergencies
CES What role(s) for Media?
Corruption in post-conflict transitions

Query the U4 helpdesk about corruption in emergencies

U4 welcomes any feedback on our CES pages


CONTACT

Jessica Leigh Schultz
Co-director and Senior Programme Coordinator (U4) (Head of Research)
jessica.schultz@cmi.no
+47 47938075


RECOMMENDED READING

Need and greed: corruption risks, perceptions and prevention in humanitarian assistance
by Sarah Bailey, Overseas Development Institute (2008)
This Policy Brief – based on the report "Preventing Corruption in Humanitarian Assistance" - outlines corruption risks unique to emergency contexts, perceptions of corruption by affected populations, and the ways in which policies and practices of aid agencies could address these risks more effectively.

Preventing Corruption in Humanitarian Assistance: Final Research Paper
by Daniel Maxwell et al., Transparency International Feinstein International Center and the Overseas Development Institute (2008)
This report, based on seven country studies, analyses the significance of corruption in humanitarian emergencies, where and how it occurs, and the measures agencies take to minimise risk. Obstacles and gaps in addressing corruption are followed by suggestions at the program and program support levels.

Mapping the Risks of Corruption in Humanitarian Action
by Pete Ewins et al., Overseas Development Institute (a report for U4 and Transparency International 2005)

CASE STUDIES

The Overseas Development Institute has produced a range of case studies of corruption in humanitarian assistance:

Corruption perceptions and risks in humanitarian assistance: an Afghanistan case study
Kevin Savage, Lorenzo Delesgues, Ellen Martin, and Gul Pacha Ulfat, HPG Working Paper (2007)

Corruption perceptions and risks in humanitarian assistance: a Liberia case study
Kevin Savage with Mulbah S. Jackollie, D. Maxim Kumeh, and Edwin Dorbor, HPG Background Paper (2007)

Perceptions of corruption in humanitarian assistance among Internally Displaced Persons in Northern Uganda
Sarah Bailey, HPG Working Paper (2008)

Beneficiary perceptions of corruption in humanitarian assistance: a Sri Lanka case study
Samir Elhawary with M.M.M Aheeyar, HPG Working Paper (2008)

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