International Anti-Corruption Day 2021

United Nations

Past Event

Wednesday, Dec 08, 2021

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United Nations

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English
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French
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Spanish
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Arabic
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Russian
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Awareness Days

Recover with integrity

Corruption thrives in times of crisis and the ongoing global pandemic is no exception. States all over the world have taken significant measures to address the health emergency and to avoid a global economic collapse. They hastily mobilized billions in funds to procure medical equipment and provide an economic safety net for citizens and businesses in distress. The urgent responses required, however, led some States to trade compliance, oversight and accountability for achievement of rapid impact, thus creating significant opportunities for corruption. “RECOVER with INTEGRITY” highlights that only by putting effective corruption mitigation measures in place will a better recovery be possible, while it also emphasizes that inclusive COVID-19 recovery can only be achieved with integrity.

Corruption Scenarios

To show the truly damaging effects of this crime, we collected real-life corruption scenarios as witnessed during the pandemic in emergency economic response, the public health sector and the private sector on www.anticorruptionday.org. Information from United Nations

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United Nations