International Anti-Corruption Day has been observed annually, on

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, since the passage of the United Nations Convention Against Corruption on 31 October 2003 to raise public awareness for

anti-corruption Anti-corruption (or anticorruption) comprises activities that oppose or inhibit corruption. Just as corruption takes many forms, anti-corruption efforts vary in scope and in strategy. A general distinction between preventive and reactive measu ...

Background

The Convention states, in part, that the UN is:

concerned about the seriousness of problems and threats posed by
corruption Corruption is a form of dishonesty or a criminal offense which is undertaken by a person or an organization which is entrusted in a position of authority, in order to acquire illicit benefits or abuse power for one's personal gain. Corruption m ...
to the stability and security of societies, undermining the institutions and values of democracy, ethical values and justice and jeopardizing
sustainable development Sustainable development is an organizing principle for meeting human development goals while also sustaining the ability of natural systems to provide the natural resources and ecosystem services on which the economy and society depend. The des ...
and the
rule of law The rule of law is the political philosophy that all citizens and institutions within a country, state, or community are accountable to the same laws, including lawmakers and leaders. The rule of law is defined in the ''Encyclopedia Britannica ...

and delegates to the convention the power to:

promote and strengthen measures to prevent and combat corruption more efficiently and effectively... promote, facilitate and support international cooperation and technical assistance in the prevention of and fight against corruption… ndpromote integrity, accountability and proper management of public affairs and public property…

Your NO counts campaign

The "Your NO Counts" campaign is a joint international campaign created by the

United Nations Development Programme The United Nations Development Programme (UNDP)french: Programme des Nations unies pour le développement, PNUD is a United Nations agency tasked with helping countries eliminate poverty and achieve sustainable economic growth and human dev ...

and the

United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime The United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime (UNODC; French: ''Office des Nations unies contre la drogue et le crime'') is a United Nations office that was established in 1997 as the Office for Drug Control and Crime Prevention by combining the ...

to mark International Anti-Corruption Day (9 December) and raise awareness about corruption and how to fight it."Fighting corruption is our common duty"
United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime , 12-9-2009 The 2009 joint international campaign focused on how corruption hinders efforts to achieve the internationally agreed upon

Millennium Development Goals The Millennium Development Goals (MDGs) were eight international development goals for the year 2015 that had been established following the Millennium Summit of the United Nations in 2000, following the adoption of the United Nations Millenniu ...

undermines democracy and the rule of law, leads to human rights violations, distorts markets, erodes

quality of life Quality of life (QOL) is defined by the World Health Organization as "an individual's perception of their position in life in the context of the culture and value systems in which they live and in relation to their goals, expectations, standards ...

and allows organized crime, terrorism and other threats to

human security Human security is a paradigm for understanding global vulnerabilities whose proponents challenges the traditional notion of national security through military security by arguing that the proper referent for security should be at the human rather t ...

to flourish.

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External links

International Anti-Corruption Day official website

Anti-Corruption Day
on United Nations web Corruption United Nations days December observances Anti-corruption activism

Background

Your NO counts campaign

See also

References

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