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"Mr President, Mr van den Berg’s report certainly gets my backing. Corruption prevents aid from being as effective as it might be, so it is desirable that it should continue to be tackled, and this report offers concrete and rational instruments for reinforcing the machinery of control, resulting in an improved legal framework for combating corruption. The legal framework is not, however, the only factor. Rejection of corruption as a social phenomenon has just as much to do with the values that prevail in a society. It is, then, civil society organisations, and religious leaders in particular, who need to be challenged as to their role in promoting good governance and in fighting corruption.
What is needed is for this debate to become more than merely theoretical. In any case, both countries and aid organisations that give aid must be able to have confidence that their money is being used efficiently and for its intended purpose. An expert whose opinion I sought about the van den Berg report told me, the day before yesterday, that it was an outstanding one, and that he hoped the Dutch Government would adopt it without amendment. I could give Mr van den Berg no better compliment."@en1
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