Boko Haram, other societal ills are encouraged by corruption – UN

The United Nations, UN, Secretary-General, Mr. Ban Ki-moon on Tuesday observed that terrorist attacks in Nigeria and some other affected countries in the world as well as other ills such countries are facing are facilitated by corruption.

The UN scribe who stated this while briefing participants at the ongoing Sixth Session of the Conference of the States Parties to the UN Convention against Corruption holding in St. Petersburg, Russia asserted that other crimes, including human and illegal wildlife trafficking are also encouraged by corruption.

Mr. Ban, who was represented by the Executive Director of the UN Office on Drugs and Crime, UNODC, Yury Fedotov, underlined that ending corruption and bribery was crucial for achieving the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development, adopted in September by Member States to wipe out poverty, fight inequality and tackle climate change over the next 15 years.