President of the 75th session of the United Nations General Assembly (UNGA), Volkan Bozkir, said on Wednesday that the effects of corruption are "detrimental to all of society" and it should not be allowed to continue unchecked.
"We cannot pretend that there were no issues before the COVID-19 pandemic," said Bozkir during the first day of a special session convened to galvanize political will to fight the scourge. "Transnational financial crime and corruption are unfortunately commonplace in our interconnected, interdependent world."
The UNGA president, or the PGA, said that corruption affects decision-making processes and "remains one of the most critical challenges for states, institutions, and communities."