𝗡𝗲𝘄 𝗔𝗰𝗰𝗼𝘂𝗻𝘁𝗮𝗯𝗶𝗹𝗶𝘁𝘆 𝗡𝗼𝘁𝗲: 𝗧𝗲𝗻 𝗗𝗶𝗺𝗲𝗻𝘀𝗶𝗼𝗻𝘀 𝗼𝗳 𝗡𝗲𝘁𝘄𝗼𝗿𝗸 𝗦𝘁𝗿𝗲𝗻𝗴𝘁𝗵𝗲𝗻𝗶𝗻𝗴: 𝗟𝗲𝘀𝘀𝗼𝗻𝘀 𝗳𝗿𝗼𝗺 𝗛𝗲𝗮𝗹𝘁𝗵 𝗥𝗶𝗴𝗵𝘁𝘀 𝗔𝗱𝘃𝗼𝗰𝗮𝘁𝗲𝘀 English: bit.ly/3L8X8kF Spanish: bit.ly/46T4AsC

Hoy tuvimos una importante reunión entre el Representante Legal de ACADESAN y el Embajador de la Unión Europea en Colombia. Conversamos sobre la protección colectiva de ACADESAN, reparación colectiva, defensa del territorio colectivo, y la necesidad de seguir construyendo paz.

Today, on World Oceans Day, I joined global leaders and ocean stakeholders at the Neptune Forum in Paris to share Ghana’s perspective on ocean governance. I highlighted the vital role the ocean plays in our economy, food security, and cultural identity, while noting the challenges of declining fish stocks, marine biodiversity loss, maritime insecurity, and the vulnerability of coastal communities. I emphasized that ocean governance must be rooted in equity, shared responsibility, and sustainable development. Ghana’s Blue Economy agenda focuses on sustainable fisheries and aquaculture, marine spatial planning, stronger monitoring and enforcement, and community stewardship. I also underscored the devastating impact of Illegal, Unreported and Unregulated (IUU) fishing on developing coastal states, particularly in Africa. I called for stronger international cooperation, greater investment in scientific capacity, technology transfer, and access to marine data. Guided by the principles of Equity, Stewardship, Scientific Sovereignty, Indigenous Wisdom, and Collective Security, Ghana remains committed to advancing a fairer and more effective system of global ocean governance.

𝐍𝐞𝐰 𝐖𝐨𝐫𝐤𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐏𝐚𝐩𝐞𝐫: 𝐒𝐭𝐫𝐚𝐭𝐞𝐠𝐢𝐜 𝐀𝐥𝐥𝐢𝐚𝐧𝐜𝐞𝐬 𝐟𝐨𝐫 𝐂𝐢𝐯𝐢𝐥 𝐒𝐨𝐜𝐢𝐞𝐭𝐲 𝐀𝐝𝐯𝐨𝐜𝐚𝐜𝐲 𝐢𝐧 𝐄𝐝𝐮𝐜𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧? In their new Working Paper, @fhevia and Diego Prado Tuma examine the case of Honduras, looking at the role of CSOs in education systems with limited state capacity. They spotlight the possibilities of a strategic alliance between between organizations that defend the right to education and organizations that focus on the quality of education. They argue that a such an alliance would allow for a more comprehensive articulation of demands for quality and equity in education, generating synergies around the strengthening of public education systems. English: bit.ly/3S6BC3j Spanish: bit.ly/4dQpXwO @GPforEducation

Open parliament in Africa is less a finished reform than a contested process:progress is real but partial, & the challenge ahead is to link visibility to responsiveness so that citizens are not only seen & heard,but also heeded Read more accountabilityresearch.org/p… @AcctResearchCtr

All ARC's latest publications, news and events from March and April: mailchi.mp/f468e18a01ee/arc-…

𝐎𝐩𝐞𝐧𝐰𝐚𝐬𝐡𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐛𝐲 𝐀𝐫𝐜𝐡𝐢𝐭𝐞𝐜𝐭𝐮𝐫𝐞: 𝐇𝐨𝐰 𝐀𝐈 𝐑𝐞𝐯𝐞𝐚𝐥𝐬 𝐁𝐮𝐝𝐠𝐞𝐭 𝐎𝐩𝐚𝐜𝐢𝐭𝐲 In his new Accountability Keywords blog, Tiago C. Peixoto @participatory reflects on openwashing in the age of AI, discussing the potential offered by generative AI to enable citizens to use open budget data to hold governments accountable. He tells the story of his experiment analyzing the budget data of an oversight institution in a Latin American country. The “dangerous failure mode” he discovered leads him to put forward three implications for AI for accountability. bit.ly/4mCS9rf

Honored to receive the SIS-Wide Outstanding Professional/Policy Contribution Award from the @AmericanU, @AU_SIS for the @SIS_GGPS program, & to be recognized as a Graduate Student Ambassador. SIS has been truly been a transformative community, both professionally & personally.

𝐓𝐡𝐞 𝐀𝐜𝐜𝐨𝐮𝐧𝐭𝐚𝐛𝐢𝐥𝐢𝐭𝐲-𝐭𝐨-𝐑𝐞𝐦𝐞𝐝𝐲 𝐆𝐚𝐩: 𝐀 𝐃𝐞𝐜𝐚𝐝𝐞 𝐨𝐟 𝐅𝐢𝐬𝐡𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐂𝐨𝐦𝐦𝐮𝐧𝐢𝐭𝐢𝐞𝐬 𝐃𝐞𝐦𝐚𝐧𝐝𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐑𝐞𝐝𝐫𝐞𝐬𝐬, 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐖𝐡𝐚𝐭 𝐢𝐬 𝐍𝐞𝐞𝐝𝐞𝐝 𝐍𝐨𝐰 Senegal’s Sendou coal-fired power plant has since its construction been a source of massive pollution. For neighboring fish processors in Khelcom, the outcomes have been spoiled fish, chronic respiratory and skin diseases, and a destabilized coastal marine ecosystem. Official complaints were made in 2019, and despite a corrective action plan, they have not received remedy. Today’s new Accountability Keywords blog from Fatoumata Mbodji of @Lsdsenegal, analyzes the Accountability-to-Remedy gap and argues for two inseperable pillars of reform that are needed. In English: bit.ly/42nbKCg En français: bit.ly/4sSC69X

𝐄𝐯𝐞𝐧𝐭: 𝘉𝘦𝘧𝘰𝘳𝘦 𝘠𝘰𝘶 𝘌𝘢𝘵 𝐃𝐨𝐜𝐮𝐦𝐞𝐧𝐭𝐚𝐫𝐲 𝐒𝐜𝐫𝐞𝐞𝐧𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐃𝐢𝐬𝐜𝐮𝐬𝐬𝐢𝐨𝐧 𝐰𝐢𝐭𝐡 𝐈𝐧𝐝𝐨𝐧𝐞𝐬𝐢𝐚𝐧 𝐅𝐢𝐬𝐡𝐞𝐫 𝐎𝐫𝐠𝐚𝐧𝐢𝐳𝐞𝐫𝐬 What's the story behind your seafood and how it arrives from bait to plate? Join us on May 13th at @AUWCL to watch Before You Eat, a powerful documentary directed by Kasan Kurdi, produced by the Union of Indonesian Migrant Workers (@sbmi_dpn), and supported by @GreenpeaceID. Before You Eat details the experiences of Indonesian migrant fishers who report having been tricked into working on vessels that supply seafood to many consumer brands around the world. The film screening will be followed by fishless sushi, and a conversation between SBMI Chairman @HariSbmi, who has experienced challenges and abuses on industrial fishing vessels, and Judy Gearhart of ARC. For full details and ticket reservation: bit.ly/4tdX6Jg @greenpeaceusa

Today's episode of the Labor Link Podcast features Andy Tagoe, general secretary of Ghana’s General Agriculture Workers’ Union. Andy explains how @GAWUOFTUC takes a holistic approach to organizing across formal & informal agricultural sectors. Listen here, or wherever you get your podcasts bit.ly/47MkV2l

My working paper #OpenParliamentsinAfrica" is now on the @ColumbiaUP CIAO platform! Do transparency tools create real accountability, or just an "illusion of participation"? Read my analysis of #Ghana, #Kenya, #SouthAfrica & the @AfrikParliament. accountabilityresearch.org/w…

#worldhealthday2026 Improving health care for marginalized populations requires strong networks of health rights advocates. Discover 10 ways such networks can become stronger: bit.ly/3L8X8kF

New paper: #OpenParliaments in Africa - Case studies of Ghana, Kenya, South Africa & the Pan-African Parliament reveal: transparency is growing, citizen influence is uneven, executive dominance & structural barriers limit accountability. Full report: tinyurl.com/txeadsuk

Grateful to see my working paper republished by AGORA Portal for Parliamentary Development, @AgoraParl Read more here: agora-parl.org/resources/lib… @AcctResearchCtr @jonathanfox707 @AmericanU @wkrafchik @SammyObeng @AMBASAELIJAH

In this new episode of Big World, @AcctResearchCtr research professor Judy Gearhart considers how changes at the federal level in the U.S are impacting regulatory structures and workers’ rights worldwide. Listen now! bit.ly/3P91r1i

Junto con @ACADESAN, el FISCH lideró una visita a la comunidad de Negría, en la subregión del San Juan, llevando a la @AECIDColombia directamente a los territorios donde la vida resiste, con Acadesan como anfitrión en su territorio. Durante el encuentro, las y los líderes de los consejos comunitarios locales de San Miguel, Isla Cruz, Doidó y Fugiado, tomaron la palabra, con valentía y dignidad compartieron sus vivencias en medio del conflicto armado: el dolor del desplazamiento forzado y, al mismo tiempo, la enorme resiliencia que han tejido colectivamente para sostener la vida en sus territorios. Hoy, Negría y San Miguel se han convertido en refugio para otras comunidades. Desde allí, han levantado su propia economía basada en sus productos, sus saberes y su relación con la tierra. Eso es resiliencia comunitaria en su expresión más auténtica. Esta es la apuesta del FISCH: fortalecer los procesos organizativos territoriales y acercar la cooperación internacional a quienes siguen enfrentando, día a día, las consecuencias de la violencia armada. Para que el mundo vea y reconozca lo que estas comunidades construyen, a pesar de todo.

In our latest episode of Big World, @AcctResearchCtr research professor Judy Gearhart discusses how labor organizing in the seafood industry is fighting back against forced labor in the global supply chain. Listen now! bit.ly/3P91r1i

*𝐍𝐞𝐰 𝐀𝐜𝐜𝐨𝐮𝐧𝐭𝐚𝐛𝐢𝐥𝐢𝐭𝐲 𝐍𝐨𝐭𝐞* 𝐀𝐝𝐯𝐚𝐧𝐜𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐀𝐜𝐜𝐨𝐮𝐧𝐭𝐚𝐛𝐢𝐥𝐢𝐭𝐲 𝐢𝐧 𝐃𝐞𝐯𝐞𝐥𝐨𝐩𝐦𝐞𝐧𝐭 𝐅𝐢𝐧𝐚𝐧𝐜𝐞: 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐒𝐚𝐧𝐝𝐫𝐚 𝐒𝐦𝐢𝐭𝐡𝐞𝐲 𝐅𝐞𝐥𝐥𝐨𝐰𝐬𝐡𝐢𝐩 Between 2023 and 2025, the Sandra N. Smithey Fellowship for Equity and Accountability in International Development provided support to eight advocates who work to make development finance more accountable. The fellowship was created to honor the legacy of Sandra Smithey, whose work for the Mott Foundation had focused on amplifying frontline voices that champion transparent and accountable approaches to development finance. A new Accountability Note traces the journeys of the eight Smithey fellows. Looking across the design and implementation of the fellowship, authors Rachel Nadelman, PhD and Anushka Bose draw out a series of key lessons about how a modest amount of flexible funding—grounded in trust, autonomy and solidarity—can enable progress towards accountability and enable advocates to define and pursue their own paths in building durable movements for justice. Read the report in English bit.ly/46RbkXC French bit.ly/4umfjW0 Spanish bit.ly/4cF8nNt

A new Accountability Note highlights the journeys of advocates supported through the Sandra N. Smithey Fellowship — honoring the legacy of the late Sandra Smithey, a longtime Mott colleague who championed transparency and accountability in development finance.