The Ministry of Foreign Affairs in the Fight Against Corruption, 2006

The paper "The Ministry of Foreign Affairs in the Fight Against Corruption" was written for the International Conference on the United Nations Convention against Corruption as a Way of Life, held in Cormayeur, Italy, from 15-17 December 2006. It covers the role of the foreign service in the fight against corruption, with a focus on Norway.

The paper covers

• the problem of corruption and the importance of the foreign service in the anti-corruption battle;
  
• combatting corruption through development cooperation (Norway);
• combatting corruption in conjuction with the private sector (Norway);
• the current and future anti-corruption actions of the Norwegian Ministry of Foreign Affairs;

• the necessity of international alliances to combat corruption.