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“Tackling corruption is essential to protect human rights and promote democratic accountability”, said United Nations Secretary-General António Guterres in a video message at the 9th Conference of States Parties (CoSP) to the United Nations Convention against Corruption (UNCAC) held in Egypt’s Sharm El-Sheikh on Monday.
In his message, Guterres stressed that “this conference is our chance to come together to strengthen cooperation and accelerate global action against corruption. Let us revive hope and restore trust in institutions. Now is the time to act for a safer, more prosperous and just future”.
The session was opened with a video message by UN Secretary-General António Guterres, and addresses by the Prime Minister of Egypt Mostafa Madbouly; Harib al-Amimi (United Arab Emirates), the outgoing president of the 8th session; Hassan Abdelghany (Egypt), the president of the ninth session; and Executive Director of the UN Office on Drugs and Crime (UNODC) Ghada Waly.
“The world loses trillions of dollars every year to corruption, at a time when every dollar is needed to increase public investment. Just as it breaks down resilience and exposes people to hardship, corruption enables criminals, traffickers, and terrorists”, said the Executive Director of the UN Office on Drugs and Crime (UNODC) Ghada Waly.
“To truly overcome endemic corruption, we need to aim for a fundamental change in mindsets, one which rejects corruption at every level”, she stressed.
Some 152 countries and a record 2,133 participants from governments, regional and intergovernmental organizations, civil society, academia, and the private sector are participating in the conference. The event includes 75 side events, four of them were in the lead-up to the conference and the rest over the days of business.
