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Georgia

Tackling the Slow Progress of SDGs Implementation

The 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development sets ambitious goals and reaching them constitutes a considerable challenge globally. The High-Level Political Forum (HLPF) held in July this year demonstrated that the progress towards achieving the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) is slow.…

Armenia

Armenia Design Report 2018-2020 – For Public Comment

In 2019, the Independent Reporting Mechanism (IRM) published the Design Report for Armenia's fourth action plan (2018-2020). The report covers the development of the action plan and the design of its commitments. In Armenia, the IRM researcher Tatevik Margaryan's findings…

Indonesia

Indonesia End-of-Term Report 2016-2017

Commitments included in Indonesia’s fourth action plan leaned heavily towards improving access to information. Consultation between the government and civil society moved in a positive direction, but the general lack of political support for open government posed bureaucratic challenges to…

Georgia

Georgia End-of-Term Report 2016-2018

Major achievements of Georgia’s third OGP action plan include introducing verification of public officials’ asset declarations, launch of the budget monitor portal, as well as an Environmental Assessment Code designed to inform and engage citizens during permitting processes. The plan…

Sri Lanka

Sri Lanka End-of-Term Report 2016-2018

Sri Lanka’s first action plan covered a broad range of thematic areas including gender, anti-corruption, and access to information. While implementation saw no significant progress made from the midterm assessment, enacting Right to Information (RTI) legislation had a major effect…

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Sri Lanka

Sri Lanka – Citizens Use the RTI Law to Retrieve Government Compensation

After decades of failed initiatives to promote the right to information, Sri Lanka finally enacted its Right to Information Act (RTI) in 2016. The law allows Sri Lankans to scrutinize their government more closely...

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