2. Porto Alegre Struggles for Transparency and Accountability by Sergio Baierle, CIDADE

3. Who Monitors HIV/AIDS Funds in Nigeria? Stories from Three Civil Society Organizations by Bimbola Adewumi, Anselm Nwoke, and Ufon Udofia
4. Peruvian NGO Gives Award to Best Government Practices, Ciudadanos al Da (CAD) by Caroline Gibu

5. Creative Online Tools and Ideas for Budget Practitioners

6. Findings from Recent Audit Reports, HakiElimu, Tanzania (Part I)

10. New Materials in the IBP Website
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How can Civil Society Organizations monitor Public Budgets?
The guide is a comprehensive description of the basic principles of applied budget work, examples of useful resources, and best practices.

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How to use Budget Analysis to Advance Human Rights?

The guide was prepared by Fundar, the International Budget Project, and the International Human Rights Internship Program.

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How can Civil Society Organizations work with the Auditor General?

This paper looks at how the Auditor General function can be strengthened through co-operation with parliamentary committees and civil society budget organizations.

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Can the UN be more Transparent? Analyzing the UN Tsunami Relief Fund Analysis of the UN's database to track tsunami relief expenditures across countries, program sectors, and relief agencies in response to the 2004 tsunami in South/Southeast Asia.
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Can Civil Society add Value to Budget Decision-Making?
A description of the expanding contribution of civil society organizations to public budgets in developing countries.
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Meet Budget Groups in

Albania
Argentina
Armenia
Azerbaijan
Bangladesh
Bolivia
Brazil
Burkina Faso
Cameroon
Chad
Chile
Croatia
Ecuador
Egypt
Ethiopia
Germany
Ghana
Guatemala
Honduras
India
Indonesia
Israel

Themes

• Legislatures and Budget Oversight
• Transparency and Participation in the Budget Process
• Budget Analysis and Economic Social and Cultural Rights