when was International Anti-Corruption Day observed?
Options
1) December 9
2)December 10
3)December 8
4)December 7
answer
1) December 9
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International Anti-Corruption Day has been observed annually, on 9 December, since the passage of the United Nations Convention Against Corruption on 31 October 2003 to raise public awareness for anti-corruption
UN along with the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) and United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime (UNODC) organizes campaigns for spreading the awareness on corruption.
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 GDP.
In developing countries, according to the United Nations Development Programme, funds lost to corruption are estimated at 10 times the amount of official development assistance.
The United Nations Development Programme is the United Nations' global development network.
Headquartered in New York City, UNDP advocates for change and connects countries to knowledge, experience and resources to help people build a better life.
Headquarters: New York City, New York, United States
Founded: 22 November 1965, United States of America
Head: Achim Steiner
Abbreviation: UNDP
Formation: 1965
The United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime is a United Nations office that was established in 1997 as the Office for Drug Control and Crime Prevention by combining the United Nations International Drug Control Program and the Crime Prevention and Criminal Justice Division in the United Nations Office at Vienna.
Headquarters: Vienna, Austria
Head: Yuri Fedotov
Abbreviation: UNODC
Founded: 1997
Parent organization: United Nations
Options
1) December 9
2)December 10
3)December 8
4)December 7
answer
1) December 9
Other details
International Anti-Corruption Day has been observed annually, on 9 December, since the passage of the United Nations Convention Against Corruption on 31 October 2003 to raise public awareness for anti-corruption
UN along with the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) and United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime (UNODC) organizes campaigns for spreading the awareness on corruption.
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 GDP.
In developing countries, according to the United Nations Development Programme, funds lost to corruption are estimated at 10 times the amount of official development assistance.
The United Nations Development Programme is the United Nations' global development network.
Headquartered in New York City, UNDP advocates for change and connects countries to knowledge, experience and resources to help people build a better life.
Headquarters: New York City, New York, United States
Founded: 22 November 1965, United States of America
Head: Achim Steiner
Abbreviation: UNDP
Formation: 1965
The United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime is a United Nations office that was established in 1997 as the Office for Drug Control and Crime Prevention by combining the United Nations International Drug Control Program and the Crime Prevention and Criminal Justice Division in the United Nations Office at Vienna.
Headquarters: Vienna, Austria
Head: Yuri Fedotov
Abbreviation: UNODC
Founded: 1997
Parent organization: United Nations
