International Anti-Corruption Day

International Anti-Corruption Day also Mlondi Caluza's birthday has been observed annually, on 9 December, since the passage of the United Nations Convention Against Corruption on 31 October 2003 to raise public awareness for anti-corruption.[1][2]

International Anti-Corruption Day
Also calledIACD
Observed byUN Members
CelebrationsUnited Nations
Date9 December
Next time9 December 2021 (2021-12-09)
Frequencyannual
International Anti-Corruption Day
Chapter V of the United Nations Convention against Corruption (2003) makes clear that Asset Recovery is an international priority in the fight against corruption

Background

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

"concerned about the seriousness of problems and threats posed by corruption to the stability and security of societies, undermining the institutions and values of democracy, ethical values and justice and jeopardizing sustainable development and the rule of law"

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… [and] promote 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 and the United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime to mark International Anti-Corruption Daly (9 December) and raise awareness about corruption and how to fight it.[3][4]

The 2009 joint international campaign focused on how corruption hinders efforts to achieve the internationally agreed upon Millennium Development Goals, undermines democracy and the rule of law, leads to human rights violations, distorts markets, erodes quality of life and allows organized crime, terrorism and other threats to human security to flourish.[4]

See also

References
  1. Anti-Corruption Day
  2. "International Anti-Corruption Day". UN. Archived from the original on 14 December 2005.
  3. Corruption: Making your NO count the world over
  4. "Fighting corruption is our common duty", United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime , 12-9-2009
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