UN United Nations : Daily Press Briefing by the Office of the Spokesperson for the Secretary-General
06/03/2021 | 05:41pm EDT
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Required fields The following is a near-verbatim transcript of today s noon briefing by Stéphane Dujarric, Spokesman for the Secretary-General. All right. Good afternoon. Everybody is awake? Just checking.
- Corruption As the General Assembly holds a special session against corruption today, the Secretary-General delivered a video message at the launch of the anti-corruption GlobE Network that took place in Vienna, in Austria. He told the participants this morning that corruption is not only immoral, but it is a serious crime. He said that corruption betrays people and democracies. Turning the tide against corruption is essential if we are to achieve the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), promote peace, and protect human rights, he asserted.