UNITED NATIONS CONVENTION AGAINST CORRUPTION

UNITED NATIONS CONVENTIONAGAINST CORRUPTIONV ienna International Centre, PO Box 500, A 1400 Vienna, Austria Tel: +(43) (1) 26060-0, Fax: +(43) (1) 26060-5866, in Austria August 2004 copiesUNITED 17/08/2004 12:33 Page 1 UNITED NATIONS OFFICE ON DRUGS AND CRIMEV iennaUNITED NATIONS CONVENTIONAGAINST CORRUPTIONUNITED NATIONSNew York, 2004iiiForewordCorruption is an insidious plague that has a wide range of corrosive effectson societies. It undermines democracy and the rule of law, leads to violationsof human rights, distorts markets, erodes the quality of life and allows organizedcrime, terrorism and other threats to human security to evil phenomenon is found in all countries big and small, rich andpoor but it is in the developing world that its effects are most hurts the poor disproportionately by diverting funds intended fordevelopment, under

The new Convention is a remarkable achievement, and it complements another landmark instrument, the United Nations Convention against Transnational Organized Crime, which entered into force just a month ago. It is balanced, strong and pragmatic, and it offers a new framework for effective action and international cooperation.

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