NLC, ACTIONAID, GOV. WIKE, EFCC AND U.N. MARK INT'L ANTI-CORRUPTION DAY, 2019

The Nigeria Labour Congress, president, Ayuba Wabba joined Actionaid Nigeria and other civil society groups the observe the world Anti-corruption Day on the streets of Abuja, Nigeria

As Wabba of the NLC called for concerted effort to defeat the corruption monster, Ene Obi of the Action Aid Nigeria wants Anti-graft agencies to be sincere in the fight against corruption

For the Rivers state governor, Barr. Nyesom Wike, The Economic and financial Crimes Commission, EFCC and other anti-graft Agencies must fight corruption under the ambit of the rule of law

On his part the Acting Chairman of the EFCC, Ibrahim Magu express confidence in the support of Nigerians to break the chain of corruption across sectors of the Nigerian Society.

For the United Nations Developmen Programme says that funds lost to corruption are estimated at 10 times the amount of official development assistance. 

UNODC in his statement for International Anti-Corruption Day, which is commemorated annually on 9 December. Mr. Fedotov maintained that corruption prevents accessing resources and opportunities, while eroding trust in public institutions and compromising the social contract

In doing so, “corruption thwarts our attempts at building a better world”, he stated.

“To win the fight against corruption is to create the conditions necessary to effectively combat poverty and the inequalities that stem from it”, the UN anti-crime chief said.

He credited “the almost universally-ratified” UN Convention against Corruption for 15 years of notable progress on criminalizing corruption and the recovery and return of stolen 

Inequality threatening human development, new global UN report warns

UNDP

2019 Human Development Report says business as usual will not solve new generation of inequalities.

Despite global progress in tackling poverty, hunger and disease, a “new generation of inequalities” indicates that many societies are not working as they should, the UN Development Programme (UNDP) argues in its latest report released on Monday. 

The 2019 Human Development Report (HDR) states that just as the gap in basic living standards is narrowing for millions of people, inequalities surrounding education, and around technology and climate change, have sparked demonstrations across the globe. 

Left unchecked, they could trigger a ‘new great divergence’ in society of the kind not seen since the Industrial Revolution, according to the report. 

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“Inequality is not just about how much someone earns compared to their neighbour. It is about the unequal distribution of wealth and power: the entrenched social and political norms that are bringing people onto the streets today, and the triggers that will do so in the future unless something changes. Recognizing the real face of inequality is a first step; what happens next is a choice that each leader must make.” ‘Inequality not beyond solutions’ 

Mr. Steiner added crucially that “inequality is not beyond solutions”. 

The human development approach views “richness” as going beyond the idea that economic growth will automatically lead to development and wellbeing. 

It focuses on people, and their opportunities and choices.   

UNDP research shows that in 2018, 20 per cent of human development progress was lost due to the unequal distribution of education, health and living standards. 

“What used to be ‘nice-to-haves’, like going to university or access to broadband, are increasingly important for success, but left only with the basics, people find the rungs knocked out of their ladder to the future,” said Pedro Conceição, Director of the HDR Office at UNDP.