Solomon Times
Manager UNDP Pacific Centre, Garry Wiseman made the comment at the
launch of the Asia Pacific Human Development Report "Tackling
Corruption, Transforming Lives" last night, which coincides with the
week-long Freedom of Information Workshop for Pacific Policy.
Mr.
Wiseman welcomed the announcement of Prime Minister Dr. Derek Sikua who
had indicated that the intentions of his government is to establish an
Independent Commission Against Corruption by 2010.
The 'Tackling
Corruption, Transforming Lives' is the latest in series of human
development reports focused on the Asia Pacific region.
The reports are also designed to complement the annual Global Human Development reports of UNDP.
Mr. Wiseman said that the reports recognize corruption strangles people's choices,
"It
highlights that poverty and corruption go hand in hand, that it leads
to the unfair distribution of income and inefficient use of resources,
depends poverty and widens inequality."
He said that the hopeful message in the report is that it is the right time to act through out the region.
Mr.
Wiseman added that there are indicators of changing social attitudes
and a stronger political commitment to fight corruption and uproot its
causes.
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