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 today 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.
In a message delivered by the Executive Director of the UN Office on Drugs and Crime (UNODC), Yury Fedotov, the Secretary-General underlined that ending corruption and bribery is crucial for achieving the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development, adopted in September by Member States to wipe out poverty, fight inequality and tackle climate over the next 15 years.
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