Peru President: UN to call for extraordinary session against corruption

12:35 | New York (U.S.), Sep. 25.

Peruvian President Martin Vizcarra on Wednesday announced that the United Nations General Assembly will call for an extraordinary session against corruption in 2021 at the request of Peru and Colombia.

According to the Head of State, the Inca country will prompt the assembly to adopt a political declaration aimed at undertaking actions that enable exploring new and more effective ways to eradicate corruption.

In this sense, he indicated that this scourge harms democratic governance and diverts the necessary resources needed by the people in order to achieve development.

Likewise, the top official pointed out he is firmly involved in building a country that accomplishes the sustainable development.

"Achieving a modern State demands guaranteeing a fair, inclusive, and corruption-free society on a national level," the statesman expressed.

Furthermore, he mentioned his administration's priority actions are aimed at facing climate change and corruption.

Since Peru is vulnerable to climate change —within the framework of the Paris Agreement and the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development—, the Inca nation has assumed commitments based on a solid regulatory framework and a roadmap containing 62 mitigation measures and 91 adaptation measures.

Remarks were made during the UN Sustainable Development Goals Summit 2019: Leaders' Dialogue 2, within the framework of the 74th Session of the United Nations General Assembly.

As is known, the leader delivered his speech at the UNGA and also met with UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres last Tuesday.

Como parte del compromiso del Perú con el cuidado de nuestro ambiente y la agenda de desarrollo sostenible, el presidente @MartinVizcarraC participó en el evento “Diálogos de Líderes” de la Cumbre de los Objetivos de Desarrollo Sostenible. pic.twitter.com/aHpo2cYJwa
— Presidencia Perú (@presidenciaperu) 25 de septiembre de 2019

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Published: 9/25/2019

Peru President: UN to call for extraordinary session against corruption

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