Millions of people around the world could be lifted out of their daily hardship and misery if the money lost to corruption was invested in sustainable development. Every year an estimated $1 trillion of illicit financial flows leave developing countries in the form of tax evasion, embezzlement, bribes, money laundering and smuggling.
That’s why Sustainable Development Goal (SDG) 16 focusses on delivering justice, stopping illicit financial flows and ending corruption and bribery. It shows that world leaders have finally recognised the devastating effects corruption has on good governance and development. It is the poorest and most vulnerable that suffer most from …read more
Source: The Huffington Post
