The 9th of December marks the International Anti-Corruption Day which aims at raising awareness of the dangers of corruption.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
On 31 October 2003, the General Assembly adopted the United Nations Convention against Corruption and requested that the Secretary-General designate the United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime (UNODC) as secretariat for the Convention\u2019s Conference of States Parties (resolution 58\/4).<\/p>\n\n\n\n
The 2022 International Anti-Corruption Day (IACD) seeks to highlight the crucial link between anti-corruption and peace, security, and development. At its core is the notion that tackling this crime is the right and responsibility of everyone, and that only through cooperation and the involvement of each and every person and institution can we overcome the negative impact of this crime.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
States, government officials, civil servants, law enforcement officers, media representatives, the private sector, civil society, academia, the public and youth alike all have a role to play in uniting the world against corruption.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Corruption not only follows conflict but is also frequently one of its root causes. It fuels conflict and inhibits peace processes by undermining the rule of law, worsening poverty, facilitating the illicit use of resources, and providing financing for armed conflict.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
The 9th of December marks the International Anti-Corruption Day which aims at raising awareness of the dangers of corruption. On 31 October 2003, the General Assembly adopted the United Nations Convention against Corruption and requested that the Secretary-General designate the United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime (UNODC) as secretariat for the Convention\u2019s Conference of …<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":4,"featured_media":88495,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"rop_custom_images_group":[],"rop_custom_messages_group":[],"rop_publish_now":"initial","rop_publish_now_accounts":{"facebook_108372464460192_245495985553329":""},"rop_publish_now_history":[],"rop_publish_now_status":"pending","footnotes":""},"categories":[30],"tags":[1554,172],"class_list":["post-88494","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-world","tag-anti-corruption","tag-united-nations"],"yoast_head":"\n