UN Report – Corruption in Asia-Pacific Region

Cleaning up the police, health, education and environment sectors
should be a top political priority in the Asia-Pacific region, in order
to loosen the stranglehold of corruption on the lives of the poor.
That's according to a new United Nations regional report released in
Indonesia today. Titled Tackling Corruption, Transforming Lives the
report looks at how everyday 'petty' corruption smothers opportunities
for the most vulnerable people, limiting their access to education and
compromising basic health services. Rebecca Henschke has the story.

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