Corruption is dishonest or illegal behavior especially by powerful people(such as government official or police):depravity; or inducement to wrong improper or unlawful means (such as bribery) the corruption of government officials; or a departure from the original or from what is pure or correct the corruption of a text the corruption of computers files; and finally, decay, decomposition the corruption of a carcass.
Coruption can take many forms, and can include behaviours like;
1.Public servants demanding or taking money or favors in exchanging for services.
2.Politicians misusing public money or granting public jobs or contracts to their sponsors, friends and families.
3.Corparations bribing officials to get lucrative deals.
A Global Strategy Against Corruption 2021-2030
– A Global Strategy Against Corruption 2021-2030 sets out how our diverse Movement – comprised of independent national chapters and affiliates in over 100 countries and the international Secretariat – aims to contribute to a more positive future; a world in which power is held to account, for the common good.
Challenges;
- Socioeconomic inequalities
- State fragility
- COVID-19 recession
- Climate crisis
- Technological disruption
- Populism & low institutional trust
- Weakened rule of law
- Deteriorating multilateralism
- Shrinking civic space
Opportunities;
- Greater awareness of corruption & its impacts
- Growth in anti-corruption laws & reforms
- Increased political participation
- Technological advances
- Greater demand for social justice
