Anti-Corruption Awareness Day

9 December was International Anti-Corruption Day. More awareness is needed of the widespread problem of corruption, and what is being done to fight it. One effort is the United Nations Convention Against Corruption, which entered into force on 14 December 2005. So far 140 countries have signed the Convention. In January 2004, the World Economic Forum also launched an initiative to combat corruption, the Partnering Against Corruption Initiative (PACI). See also the UN's Global Compact and Transparency International's Global Coalition against Corruption.
Add your voice to the global battle by supporting the "Say No to Corruption" campaign on Facebook. It's everybody's business.

End Corruption Now

Support the United Nations Global Compact, Transparency International and the World Economic Forum Partnering Against Corruption Initiative in sending the message to end corruption, by joining the End Corruption Now! Facebook Community page. It aims to promote greater global participation to fight corruption. The launch of this page sends "a strong message to the world at large that corruption is not just a matter for a few business people and public officials to be concerned about but rather an issue that affects people at all levels of society like you and me -- and that it is an issue that the wider general public cares about." To send a powerful message on December 9, 2010, International Anti-Corruption Day, to leaders of business, government and civil society, the goal of 5,000 fans joining the page is needed. So sign up and learn more about the fight against corruption in Thailand, the UK, India, Malawi and elsewhere.