5 ways the Pacific region can recover with integrity in 2021
By Joseph Veramu and Mariam Mathew The Team from Fiji National University Dept of Ethics & Governance, Instructional Design Section, Pacific Youth Forum Against Corruption, Youths for Integrity, CLCT Integrity Fiji FICAC Fijian Parliament meeting at Tanoa Plaza to finalise the MOOC Online Free Anti Corruption Course that will be rolled out to the Pacific Region on Jan 18 2021 While the whole world looks hopefully ahead to 2021 as a year of recovery from the COVID-19 pandemic, the theme for this year’s International Anti-Corruption Day on 9 December, “Recover with Integrity” has a particular relevance for the Pacific region. In April this year, parts of the Pacific experienced a double crisis, with Cyclone Harold wreaking destruction in Solomon Islands, Vanuatu, Fiji and Tonga on top of the public health emergency. In addition to the economic disruption, tragic loss of life and widespread damage, the Category 5 storm and the virus have both created risks of further exploitation of