Global fight Against Corruption Crucial to Achieving Sustainable Development | Division for Inclusive Social Development (DISD)

Ending corruption is vital to efforts to achieve sustainable development, United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon told the world’s largest anti-corruption forum, which began on 2 November, in St. Petersburg, Russia.

“The world counts on you to take bold decisions and act decisively to strengthen the global fight against corruption and bribery,” Mr. Ban told more than 1,000 participants gathered for the Sixth Session of the Conference of the States Parties to the UN Convention against Corruption.

“The 17 Sustainable Development Goals contain the promise of a better collective future for people and planet, and they address the potential challenges that can impede our progress,” he stated. “One such threat is highlighted in Goal 16, which calls for substantial reductions in corruption and bribery in all its forms.”

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