On 10 June a bipartisan group of members of the US Congress launched a caucus against foreign corruption and kleptocracy at a virtual kickoff event. The new caucus will focus on fighting global corruption and kleptocracy (authoritarian governance model in which foreign officials use corruption to maintain their power and grow their influence in countries). Transparency International said this caucus is a clear recognition of the importance of combating global corruption by leaders, which has increased since the pandemic. Corruption, including stolen and misappropriated relief funding, harsh crackdowns on pandemic reporting in the media, and attempts to appropriate or dismantle democratic and rule-of-law institutions, robs all those in need of urgent aid.
Fight against global corruption
Written by David Fletcher 17 Jun 2021Additional Info
- Pray: for all who are working to end the harms caused by illicit finance and hold guilty institutions and individuals accountable. (Proverbs 15:27)
- More: us.transparency.org/news/anticorruption-caucus-statement/
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