DRI joins 700 signatories from 120 countries asking the 2021 Special Session of the United Nations General Assembly to set a new global standard on beneficial ownership transparency.
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The appeal submitted to the UN General Assembly by Transparency Inteational calls for a new global standard for transparency in company ownership. The appeal comes ahead of the UN General Assembly Special Session Against Corruption,UNGASS 2021,scheduled for June.
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In this appeal,we ask that UNGASS 2021 commits all countries to set up national,public registers of companies,disclosing the real individuals who own,control or benefit from them.
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The signatories include renowned academics and research centres,companies and business executives,civil society groups and activists as well as several govement agencies and public officials.
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