United Against Corruption for Development, Peace and Security -- 2017 Int'l Anti-Corruption Day

"We can only achieve the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development if every nation has strong, transparent and inclusive institutions, based on the rule of law and supported by the public." — UN Secretary-General, António Guterres

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Every year $1 trillion is paid in bribes while an estimated $2.6 trillion are stolen annually through corruption – a sum equivalent to more than 5 per cent of the global GDP. In developing countries, according to the United Nations Development Programme, funds lost to corruption are estimated at 10 times the amount of official development assistance.

Corruption is a serious crime that can undermine social and economic development in all societies. No country, region or community is immune. This year UNODC and UNDP have developed a joint global campaign, focusing on how corruption affects education, health, justice, democracy, prosperity and development.

The 2017 joint international campaign focuses on corruption as one of the biggest impediments to achieving the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs).

Learn what you can do by clicking here:  http://www.anticorruptionday.org/actagainstcorruption/en/about-the-campaign/what-can-you-do.html

Read the message of Patrick Keuleers, Director, Governance and Peace-building, Bureau for Policy and Programme Support, UNDP: http://www.undp.org/content/undp/en/home/blog/2017/fighting-corruption-for-global-peace--development-and-security.html

Read the message of Yuri Fedotov, Executive Director, UNODC:  http://www.anticorruptionday.org/actagainstcorruption/en/about-the-campaign/ed-message-on-anti-corruption-day-2017.html