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Launch of the Open Government Partnership in New York (Photo: Inesc)

Sources: Transparency International, Financial Task Force, HumanRights.gov, Inesc

A group of government and civil society organizations from all over the planet, among them the Instituto de Estudos Socioeconômicos (Inesc, focal point of Social Watch in Brazil), launched this Wednesday in New York the Open Government Partnership (OGP), a multilateral initiative that aims to promote transparency, fight corruption, strengthen accountability and empower citizens.