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Lebanese Transparency Association |
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LTA, which was established in May 1999, is Transparency International (TI)'s Lebanese chapter. It is the first Lebanese NGO that focuses on curbing corruption and promoting the principles of good governance. Realizing the unacceptable levels corruption reached in Lebanon and the need to act against it, a group of business people, academics, economists, lawyers and intellectuals joined forces to found LTA in May 1999 in a bid to curb corruption through civil society. The organization resorts to any necessary means to fight corruption, improve the quality of life, and encourage civil society to take measures towards transparency and accountability. LTA does not investigate or expose individual cases of corruption, instead, LTA advocates for reform by focusing on systemic improvement and by building coalitions with other anti-corruption stakeholders, including the government, parliamentarians, the private sector, media institutions, the international community and civil society organizations.
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Latest News
> On December 22, 2009, US Ambassador Sison visited LTA to observe the implementation of Mercy Corps' project "Towards Inclusive Development in Lebanon".
> On December 14, 2009, LTA relaunching the Lebanese Advocacy and Legal Advice Center (LALAC).
> On December 9, 2009, LTA held a conference to celebrate the International Anti-Corruption Day and its 10th anniversary.
> On December 6, 2009, LTA participated in the Beirut BLOM Marathon.
> LTA participated in Transparency International's "Advocacy and Legal Advice Centres Global Workshop: Raising the Bar" in Berlin, Germany, from November 23 to November 27, 2009.
> On November 17, 2009, Transparency International released the Corruption Perceptions Index (CPI) 2009 results. For the 7th consecutive year, Lebanon was ranked in the index.
> On November 11, 2009, LTA launched the Code of Ethics and Whistle Blower Procedures for Small and Medium Enterprises.
> On November 11, 2009, LTA, as part of the Lebanese Anti-Bribery Network, held a roundtable to discuss the electricity paper.
> LTA participated in the Conference of State Parties for the United Nations Convention Against Corruption in Doha, Qatar, from November 9 to November 13, 2009.
> LTA participated in the seminar "Politics and Civil Society" organized by the Friedrich Naumann Foundation in Cologne, Germany, from November 9 to November 20, 2009.
> On November 5, 2009, LTA launched the National Integrity Systems in Lebanon study.