International Anti-Corruption Day on December 9
It was on October 31, 2003, that the UN passed the resolution for WACD and the first observance of the day was held in Merida, Mexico on December 9th, 2004.
THE UNITED Nations Assembly has designated December 9 to be celebrated as World Anti Corruption Day (WACD) each year. It was on October 31, 2003, that the UN passed the resolution for WACD and the first observance of the day was held in Merida, Mexico on December 9th, 2004. Since then every year WACD is marked to create awareness about fighting the corruption and upliftment of the poor people.
The joint international campaign against corruption of UN focuses on the ways this menace undermines democracy and the rule of law, leads to violations of human rights, unpredicted markets, deteriorates quality of life and enables organized crime, terrorism and other anti social threats to human race to flourish leaps and bound.
The campaign's prevention chapter includes measures directed towards both private and public sectors to prevent corruption.
•Establishing anti-corruption bodies and improved transparency in the funding of political campaigns and political parties.
•Ensuring public services encourage transparency, efficiency and recruitment based on merit and public servants follow stringent guidelines of conduct.
•Setting up tools and systems to review suspicious transactions, evaluate financial and exchange information. According to UN, eradicating corruption would be just impossible without a few laws and bye laws that apply to nations and governments around the world. Therefore, the UN Convention against Corruption (UNCAC) was set up to enhance the capabilities of and coordination between States authorities to achieve the goals set up in the Convention and to encourage and monitor its implementation.
"India is a signatory but has not ratified the UNCAC - United Nations Convention Against Corruption. The government must sign this and show that is serious about tackling graft. The government bodies established to check graft should also exert their authority more and step up and do more," says Transparency International India's Executive Director, Anupama Jha.
"Corruption is endemic in India and is present in every sector of society. There is corruption within government, the private sector, as well as the police and the judiciary," she added.
According to Anupama, it has been observed that in India, the police were perceived to be the most corrupt department throughout the country and the least corrupt was primary school education. Also, land records and registration was another major area of corruption and so was housing.
•Establishing anti-corruption bodies and improved transparency in the funding of political campaigns and political parties.
•Ensuring public services encourage transparency, efficiency and recruitment based on merit and public servants follow stringent guidelines of conduct.
•Setting up tools and systems to review suspicious transactions, evaluate financial and exchange information. According to UN, eradicating corruption would be just impossible without a few laws and bye laws that apply to nations and governments around the world. Therefore, the UN Convention against Corruption (UNCAC) was set up to enhance the capabilities of and coordination between States authorities to achieve the goals set up in the Convention and to encourage and monitor its implementation.
"India is a signatory but has not ratified the UNCAC - United Nations Convention Against Corruption. The government must sign this and show that is serious about tackling graft. The government bodies established to check graft should also exert their authority more and step up and do more," says Transparency International India's Executive Director, Anupama Jha.
"Corruption is endemic in India and is present in every sector of society. There is corruption within government, the private sector, as well as the police and the judiciary," she added.
According to Anupama, it has been observed that in India, the police were perceived to be the most corrupt department throughout the country and the least corrupt was primary school education. Also, land records and registration was another major area of corruption and so was housing.
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