UN-sponsored forum calls for more transparent, participatory governance

27 May 2005

A United Nations-backed forum today wrapped up its meeting in the Republic of Korea by adopting a declaration calling on world governments to implement measures to increase civic participation in and the transparency of their operations.

Public sector must constantly challenge itself to improve - Annan

3 November 2003

Governments must find initiatives that fit their own concerns and development agendas because there are no ready-made solutions to the challenges of governance, United Nations Secretary General Kofi Annan told the Fifth Global Forum on Re-Inventing Government, meeting in Mexico City, Mexico.