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United Nation (UN) has designated 9 December as International Anti Corruption day. So, Each year on December 9 we observe Anti-Corruption day. It aims to raise public awareness of corruption and what people can do to fight it.
By resolution 58/4 of 31 October 2003, the General Assembly designated 9 December as International Anti-Corruption Day. This decision was taken in order to raise awareness of corruption and of the role of the United Nations Convention against Corruption in combating and preventing it.
The Assembly urged all States and competent regional economic integration organizations to sign and ratify the United Nations Convention against Corruption as soon as possible in order to ensure its rapid entry into force.
Meaning and Definition
Literally speaking it means:
- (n.) The act of changing, or of being changed, for the worse; departure from what is pure, simple, or correct; as, a corruption of style; corruption in language.
- (n.) The act of corrupting or of impairing integrity, virtue, or moral principle; the state of being corrupted or debased; loss of purity or integrity; depravity; wickedness; impurity; bribery.
- (n.) The product of corruption; putrid matter.
- (n.) The act of corrupting or making putrid, or state of being corrupt or putrid; decomposition or disorganization, in the process of putrefaction; putrefaction; deterioration.
Political Corruption
The general and by-default meaning of “corruption” refers to political corruption for which meaning today is designated as International Anti Corruption Day:
Political corruption is the use of governmental powers by government officials for illegitimate private gain. Misuse of government power for other purposes, such as repression of political opponents and general police brutality, is not considered political corruption. Neither are illegal acts by private persons or corporations not directly involved with the government. An illegal act by an officeholder constitutes political corruption only if the act is directly related to their official duties.
All forms of government are susceptible to political corruption. Forms of corruption vary, but include bribery, extortion, cronyism, nepotism, patronage, graft, and embezzlement. While corruption may facilitate criminal enterprise such as drug trafficking, money laundering, and trafficking, it is not restricted to these organized crime activities. In some nations, corruption is so common that it is expected when ordinary businesses or citizens interact with government officials. The end point of political corruption is a kleptocracy, literally “rule by thieves”.
Bribery around the world is estimated at about $1 trillion (£494bn), and the burden of corruption falls disproportionately on the bottom billion people living in extreme poverty.
What are you going to do to observe this day?
December 9, 2008 at 2:13 pm
well, it is the hard thing for our leader. it’s not easy to stop something when it has become a habit.
December 9, 2008 at 4:33 pm
I’ll support one hundred percent with this program.I hope the goverment will take the distinct action to the corruptor.Bravo KPK …. !we support you …
December 10, 2008 at 12:28 am
i think KPK should catch the bigger corruptor like BLBI case, Oil mining, or some kind of it. If they just catch the little corruptor, the corruption will be not end.
December 10, 2008 at 5:34 am
as long as kpk action is very good,
but corruption will be exist in the world.
so that jargon only but many birocration very
corrupt. e.q. Dirjen Pajak.