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International Anti Corruption Day – 09 December

December 12 , 2018 2176 days 1150 0
  • The International Anti-Corruption Day (IACD) is observed every year across world on December 9 to raise public awareness of corruption.
  • The day aims to promote and strengthen measures to prevent and combat corruption more efficiently and effectively.
  • The day has been celebrated since the passage of the UN Convention Against Corruption (UNCAC) on 31 October 2003.
  • UNCAC is the first legally binding, international anti-corruption instrument that provides a chance to mount a global response to corruption.
  • The UN along with the UNDP and the UN Office on Drugs and Crime (UNODC) organized a global campaign called “Corruption: An impediment to Sustainable Development Goals”- for spreading the awareness on corruption.
 

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