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Closing address: Ellen Johnson Sirleaf
News reported on 03/15/07 04:30 PM
Ellen Johnson Sirleaf, President of the Republic of Liberia, gave the closing address to the conference. She noted that the conference has exposed how developed countries, developing countries, and private sector companies both benefit from and suffer under corruption and bad governance. Hard choices must be made, said Sirleaf, but a strong constitutency has resolved for nothing less than accountability and social justice. She called for greater transparency in the financial system, so that payments can be exposed, and more effective expedition treaties, so that corrupt officials that have fled their countries can be caught and tried for their crimes. Sirleaf concluded that the partnerships between civil society and governments cannot be overstated in its importance to development and good governance.
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