Corruption can be defeated

Integrity in governance

Corruption and the abuse of power sow distrust in societies of North and South. They are major causes of conflict. Only governance which is accountable to all citizens, minorities an majorities alike, offers a path to lasting peace.

The Forum heard from people are confronting corruption in their countries - and often paying a high personal price to do so

Selection of perspectives from the Forum

<The healing logic of The Commons - David Bollier, USA, Co-founder, the Commons Strategy Group

Indian experiences on governance - Rajmohan Gandhi, India, former President of IofCInternational, historian and biographer of MK Gandhi

Inclusive governance for shared growth - P S Bawa, India, Chair, Transparency International, India

Lessons learnt – a reflection - Farai Maguwu, Zimbabwe, Director, Centre for Research and Development, Mutare, Zimbabwe

The role of governance in democracy and development - T S Krishna Murthy, India, Former Chief Election Commissioner, India

Les ressources de l’Afrique – malédiction ou bénédiction ? (French) - Moïse Nyarugabo Muhizi, République Démocratique du Congo, Senateur

Infrastructures for Peace - latest developments - Paul van Tongeren, Netherlands, Project Leader, World Peace Festival; Honorary Chair, Global Partnership for the Prevention of Armed Conflict

Human Security and the Responsibility to Protect - Mohamed Sahnoun, Algeria, Chair, Caux Forum for Human Security, former Special Advisor to UN Secretary-General Kofi Annan

The power and limits of the Responsibility to Protect - Cornelio Sommaruga, Switzerland, former President, International Committee of the Red Cross

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Human Security Podcast Series: Carl Stauffer

Carl Stauffer is an Assistant Professor of Development and Justice Studies at Eastern Mennonite University. He also serves as the Academic Director of the Caux Scholars Program, which is held for one month each July in Caux, Switzerland. In this podcast, Carl talks about the close connections between justice, peacebuilding and human security and notes the importance of training youth in these fields, as they are the next generation of peacebuilders.

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Human Security Podcast Series: Patrick Colquhoun MBE

Patrick Colquhoun MBE has worked full-time with Initiatives of Change (formerly Moral Re-Armament) for over 40 years in the UK, India, Cyprus, South Africa and the USA. In 1980 he established the Anglo-Nordic Productions Trust, a Christian & Educational Charity that produced the prize-winning film “One Word of Truth” based on Alexander Solzhenitsyn’s Nobel Prize Lecture. He currently runs Medical Support in Romania, a charity which tackles corruption in the healthcare sector.

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Human Security Podcast Series: John Graham

John Graham is the Director of Operations for the Giraffe Heroes Project and its principal speaker/workshop leader. He was a US diplomat for 15 years and has lectured and led seminars worldwide, helping individuals, organisations and communities successfully tackle the challenges of risk and change. In this podcast, John speaks of the need to train ourselves to be change agents, using inner change to power outer change.