United Nations Day against Corruption

Agency participation, Prevention actions
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Prevention actions Agency participation

Secretary General’s Message on Anti-Corruption Day, 2018

Corruption is present in all countries, whether rich or poor, north or south.

This is an attack on the values ​​of the United Nations.

It robs societies of schools, hospitals, and other vital services, drives away foreign investment, and robs nations of their natural resources.

It undermines the rule of law and encourages the commission of crimes such as the illicit trafficking of people, drugs and arms.

Tax evasion, money laundering and other illicit flows divert resources that are badly needed for sustainable development.

The World Economic Forum estimates the cost of corruption at at least $ 2.6 trillion, or 5% of the world’s gross domestic product.

According to the World Bank, companies and individuals pay more than $ 1 trillion in bribes each year.

Corruption breeds more corruption and fosters a destructive culture of impunity.

The United Nations Convention against Corruption is one of the main instruments at our disposal to advance in this fight.

Sustainable Development Goal 16 and its targets also provide guidelines for action.

Through the peer review mechanism provided in the Convention, we can work together to lay the foundation for trust and accountability. It is in our power to educate and empower citizens, promote transparency and strengthen international cooperation to recover stolen assets.

Millions of people around the world have gone to the polls this year with corruption as one of their top priorities. On International Day Against Corruption, let’s take a firm stand for integrity.

António Guterres

Participation of the Agency in the “Third International Seminar on Transparency” organized by the Transparency Agency of the AMB

Agency participation, Press release
Joan Llinares with Jean Louis Nadal President of the High Authority for the Transparency of Public Life in France (11/09/2018)

On November 8 and 9 at the headquarters of the Barcelona Bar Association, the Third International Transparency Seminar is held, with the title «Integridad, público-privada para una nueva gobernanza,» organized by the Transparency Agency of the Metropolitan Area of ​​Barcelona (AMB).

In this seminar, Mr. Joan Llinares, director of the Valencian Anti-Fraud Agency, participates in the round table on the «conflictos de intereses y la visión ética aplicada» and has the participation of leading national and international experts who will debate for two days on issues related to good governance, control bodies, public integrity policies and citizen participation in public affairs.

Publication date: 11/09/2018

Ivie Conference: “The economic costs of the institutional quality deficit and corruption in Spain”

Agency participation, Press release

The director of the Valencian Anti-Fraud Agency Joan Llinares, participated in the Round Table “The view from the judiciary, anti-fraud agencies and civil society on the present and future of corruption control in Spain” organized by the Valencian Institute of economic investigations – Ivie – within the Conference “The economic costs of the institutional quality deficit and corruption in Spain”, held on October 26 in Valencia, in which the present and future of the control of corruption in Spain.

Fecha de publicación: 06/11/2018