Financial Transparency Coalition

In late November, the UN General Assembly passed a landmark resolution signaling a start on working on a UN framework convention on taxation.

The year 2023 is going to be crucial for financial transparency and tax justice, as countries around the world desperately seek funds amid multiple crises, whist grappling with the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic.

PRESS RELEASE NEW YORK CITY—As the fallout from the Panama Papers continues to unfold, the massive scale of illicit flows across the globe illustrates the need for an intergovernmental tax commission at the UN to tackle these problems in an equitable and effective way.

What if every time you donated a dollar to help an impoverished community, two dollars left the very same place? Alarmingly, this isn’t far from the reality of the world economy. According to a report led by former South African President Thabo Mbeki on behalf of the UN Economic Commission of Africa (UNECA) High Level