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.