Accountability

In ethics and governance, accountability is answerability, blameworthiness, liability, and the expectation of account-giving. As in an aspect of governance, it has been central to discussions related to problems in the public sector, nonprofit and private (corporate) and individual contexts. In leadership roles, accountability is the acknowledgment and assumption of responsibility for actions, products, decisions, and policies including the administration, governance, and implementation within the scope of the role or employment position and encompassing the obligation to report, explain and be answerable for resulting consequences. In governance, accountability has expanded beyond the basic definition of "being called to account for …

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UN: The United Nations · 6 December 2024 English

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been taken already or only being reported for accountability purposes. When proactive risk management is abuse; environmental and social safeguards; and accountability to affected populations, which all represent


IIIM: International, Impartial and Independent Mechanism · 6 December 2024 English

detainees and their families, alongside broader societal impacts. This analysis is crucial for accountability efforts and offers insights into how authoritarian regimes weaponize detention systems to silence

obtained from various sources in support of accountability processes for core international crimes in


NYU: New York University · 6 December 2024 English

Digital evidence of crimes from open-source investigations can be linked with UN systems to support accountability and atrocity prevention. The post Making Tech Work for Global Criminal Justice appeared first

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G20: Group of 20 · 5 December 2024 English

Consistent with this wisdom, South Africa views the diversity of the G20 nations as a strength rather than a source of division and will preserve the unity of the Group …

Global Digital Compact highlights fairness, accountability and human oversight in AI governance while


CCI: Center for Climate Integrity · 4 December 2024 English

(City and County), polluters to hold the companies accountable for the costs Defendants removed the case to federal court California to protect residents and infrastructure from sea level rise (N. …

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Yellowhead Institute · 4 December 2024 English

Jason Akearok examines the complexities conceptualizations of economic activity to shift the of sheries' rights, highlighting the challenges and narrative and drive toward signicant change in the opportunities for sustainable …

can the people have their own way of ensuring accountability. be our allies or accomplices, working to make


IOM: International Organization for Migration · 4 December 2024 English

Legal and policy frameworks in place on the use of alternatives to detention The right to liberty is recognized by all primary international human rights instruments, including the Universal Declaration …

inform evidence- based policymaking and enhance accountability. 7. Training for law enforcement and judicial people and human rights. 9. Monitoring and accountability mechanisms Effective oversight of detention


WHO: World Health Organization · 4 December 2024 English

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community experiences and promote ownership and accountability in development of testing policies. These


NYU: New York University · 4 December 2024 English

safeguarding victims’ right to reparation while balancing the rights of the accused. The post Financial Accountability at the ICC: Aligning Domestic Legal Frameworks with the ICC’s Asset Recovery Mandate appeared

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UNFPA: United Nations Population Fund · 4 December 2024 English

Women and girls are the In Sudan, UNFPA is working with local and women-led backbone of recovery and resilience – and central to organizations to train health workers and midwives, …

and-stalling. imperative. They require global accountability along 4 UNFPA, 2023. Gender-Based Violence FUNDING UNFPA is further strengthening its accountability to affected people with a systematic and coherent


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