About the Campaign
Fighting corruption is a global concern because corruption is found in both rich and poor countries, and evidence shows that it hurts poor people disproportionately. It contributes to instability, poverty and is a dominant factor driving fragile countries towards state failure.
Governments, the private sector, non-governmental organizations, the media and citizens around the world are joining forces to fight this crime. The United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) and the United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime (UNODC) are at the forefront of these efforts.
The 2009 joint international campaign focuses on how corruption hinders efforts to achieve the internationally agreed upon MDGs, undermines democracy and the rule of law, leads to human rights violations, distorts markets, erodes quality of life and allows organized crime, terrorism and other threats to human security to flourish.
We hope you'll come together with UNDP and UNODC to say "Your NO Counts" by:
- Organizing
activities in your community to mark 9 December
- Publishing the
campaign banner on your website
- Utilizing the campaign "Advocacy Guide" and "Call to Action Matrix"
- Using the
"Your NO Counts" logo on publications & at events
- Adding your logo to the
campaign poster or leaflet
- Creating a link to this website
- Sending a message to your networks about the campaign
- Joining the campaign's Facebook group and cause