International Anti-Corruption Day

International Anti-Corruption Day is held on 9 December each year.

International Anti-Corruption Day is held on 9 December each year and is led by the United Nations (UN) Office on Drugs and Crime and the UN Development Programme.

Corruption also:

undermines democracy and the rule of law
leads to human rights crimes
worsens poverty
facilitates organised crime
finances armed conflict and terrorism.

The AFP recently launched Taskforce Solaris, a dedicated multidisciplinary team focused on preventing, detecting and investigating foreign bribery and grand corruption.

The AFP is one of the leading partners in the Bribery Protection Network (BPN), which brings together business, civil society and government with the shared goal of supporting Australian business to prevent, detect and address bribery and corruption and promote a culture of compliance.