Weeding corruption out of sport an investment in development: UN crime-fighting agency
New York, June 6 (IBNS): Sports scandals, including allegations of endemic corruption and the involvement of organized crime, threaten to undermine the sector’s potential to contribute to peace and global development, a senior United Nations official said on Tuesday
Tackling corruption ‘from the top down’ essential, declares UN chief, marking key global treaty
New York, May 24 (IBNS): Corruption and complicity know no geographical boundaries, and it is society’s most vulnerable who get hurt the most, senior United Nations officials said on Wednesday, calling on Government leaders to fight the scourge, “from the top down”.
UN welcomes 'reinvigorated efforts' in Afghanistan's corruption reform agenda
Kabul, May 15 (IBNS): Adopting a new anti-corruption strategy and implementing several initiatives in a broad anti-corruption agenda demonstrate Afghanistan’s commitment to countering corruption, finds a new United Nations report released on Tuesday.
Saudi Arabia freezes accounts of detained corruption suspects
Riyadh, Nov 6 (IBNS) : Saudi authorities have announced that they will be freezing the bank accounts of suspects detained in the kingdom on corruption charges.
Romanians continue to protest against corruption decree, government refuses to budge
Bucharest, Feb 3 (IBNS): Thousands of people in Romania's capital, Bucharest, continue with their protest against the government decree that will free dozens of officials jailed for corruption, according to media reports on Friday.
Corruption feeds and sustains wildlife and forest crime: UN anti-crime chief
New York, Nov 4 (IBNS): Expressing concern that spiralling wildlife and forest crime – fuelled by corrosive corruption – can impede vital progress of the new global sustainable development agenda, the top United Nations anti-crime official and the head of the global UN–backed treaty on protecting endangered species today urged nations to step up the fight to disrupt criminal networks that supply the disastrous illegal trade.
Fight against corruption crucial to achieving sustainable development: UN forum
New York, Nov 3 (IBNS): 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 Monday in St. Petersburg, Russia.