A/HRC/4/71 page 2 Summary The present report, submitted in accordance with Commission on Human Rights resolution 2005/68, contains a summary of proceedings and the Chairperson’s statement of the Conference on anti-corruption measures, good governance and human rights, organized in Warsaw on 8 and 9 November 2006 by the Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights (OHCHR) in collaboration with the Government of the Republic of Poland and with the financial support of the Government of Australia. Participants included representatives of States, national human rights institutions, intergovernmental and non-governmental organizations, and invited experts and panellists. The Conference was a follow-up to a joint OHCHR-UNDP Seminar on Good Governance Practices for the Promotion and Protection of Human Rights, which took place in Seoul in September 2004 (E/CN.4/2005/97). The objective of the Conference was to deepen the understanding of good governance practices which contribute to the fight against corruption by focusing on human rights approaches. The Conference identified, explored and clarified the linkages between corruption, human rights and good governance, and provided an opportunity for participants to share concerns and experiences. The Conference heard from experts, anti-corruption and human rights practitioners, public officials, civil society and private sector actors. Eleven panellists presented case studies and three experts provided overall perspectives during four substantive sessions on the impact of corruption on human rights; how human rights and good governance principles can help in fighting corruption; the role of civil society, the private sector and the media; and fighting corruption while safeguarding human rights. Panellists, experts and participants recognized that corruption impedes the realization of human rights in multiple ways. They stressed the importance of combating corruption in its various forms (petty and grand), as well as its motivations (need and greed) and impetus (supply and demand). They also insisted that anti-corruption measures should be effective without compromising human rights. Participants also identified various ways to improve and strengthen anti-corruption efforts, by developing better data and indicators; involving all sectors of society, not just governments; improving and expanding international collaboration to address the supply side of corruption, to support asset recovery and the implementation of judgements; providing technical assistance to strengthen the capacity of State agencies and institutions and the private sector to carry out anti-corruption work in a manner that is consistent with human rights; and developing new rules and clearer guidelines to inform efforts to curb corruption while protecting human rights.