The International Anti-Corruption Day will be observed on Wednesday, 9 December. According to the United Nations Office for Drugs and Crime (UNODC), to mark this occasion Governments, the private sector, non-governmental organisations, the media and citizens around the world will be joining forces to fight this cross-cutting crime which undermines social and economic development in all societies. The campaign, jointly developed by the UNODC and the United Nations Development Programme, is held under the theme “Break the Corruption Chain” and aims to support a positive and pro-active stance against corruption through a number of means, including;
Networking and mobilising people to action, involving organizing public meetings and rallies, making speeches, distribution of campaign materials, setting up petitions, and organising workshops and other events;- Raising your voices and advocating, including the use of newspaper articles and advertisements, and participation in televised interviews; and
- Speaking out on social media, including adopting the logo as your picture profile, like and share our Facebook page, and using content from the social media pact to raise awareness around the International Anti-Corruption Day.
To observe this event, the Transparency Institute Guyana Inc. has organized its third annual march from the site of the Umana Yana to Parliament Buildings, commencing at 10.00 a.m. on Wednesday. Participating in the two previous marches were key members of the then Opposition, while officials of the previous Administration abstained. One hopes that both sides of the political divide will see it fit to support the event. After all corruption affects all of