Question

December 9th is observed as _________.

• A. International Day Against Corruption
• B. United Nations Day for the South-South Cooperation
• C. World Telecommunication Day
• D. International Day of Zero Tolerance to Female Genital Mutilation

Answer 1

The correct option is A International Day Against Corruption

Corruption is a complex social, political and economic phenomenon that affects all countries. On 31 October 2003, the General Assembly adopted the United Nations Convention against Corruption and requested that the Secretary-General designate the United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime (UNODC) as secretariat for the Convention’s Conference of States Parties. The Assembly also designated 9 December as International Anti-Corruption Day, to raise awareness of corruption and of the role of the Convention in combating and preventing it. The Convention entered into force in December 2005.