International Anti-Corruption Day is celebrated worldwide on 9 December under the observance of the United Nations and encourages a global fight against corruption keeping the sustainable development goal of 2030 at the apex. The main objective of the day is to eliminate corruption to make a way for a prosperous society in the whole world. Lots of activities like conferences, speeches, plays with a feeling to combat corruption are performed both in the UN and respective member states.
Daily Current Affairs Quiz 2019
The theme of the day is, ‘united against corruption.’ The global campaign United Against Corruption focuses on corruption as one of the biggest obstacles to achieving the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs). As per the data, given by the United Nations, every year $1 trillion is paid in bribes while an estimated $2.6 trillion are stolen annually through corruption – a sum equivalent to more than 5 per cent of the global Gross Domestic Product. In developing countries, according to the United Nations Development Programme, funds lost to corruption are estimated at ten times the amount of official development assistance.
