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Former President of the United Nations General Assembly John Ashe.
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Ban requests internal probe over corruption claims against former Assembly President

8 October 2015
United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon has requested that the Organization’s Office of Internal Oversight Services (OIOS) launch an audit of the interaction between the UN and the Global Sustainability Foundation and the Sun Kian Ip Group, and the use of any funds received from these entities, according to a UN spokesperson.

UN agencies launch campaign lifting the lid on the damaging impact of corruption

6 November 2009
A United Nations campaign kicked off today aimed at stopping the rot of corruption and exposing the corrosive effect it has on the economic and social well-being of people around the world.

New UN initiative launched to recover assets stolen by corrupt leaders

17 September 2007
The United Nations today launched a new partnership between the World Bank and the UN Office on Drugs and Crime (UNODC) to help developing nations to recover assets stolen by corrupt leaders and invest those funds in development programmes.

UN Convention against Corruption, a tool to recover stolen assets, takes effect

14 December 2005
The United Nations Convention against Corruption, a major obstacle to development in poor countries, came into force today, providing the first legally binding global instrument for the return of assets illicitly acquired by dishonest officials, as well as preventive steps to detect plundering of national wealth as it occurs.

Antonio Maria Costa briefs press

UN Convention against Corruption gets go-ahead after 30 ratifications

15 September 2005
The first international treaty against governmental corruption, a major obstacle to development in poor countries, today received the 30th ratification it needs to go into effect with Ecuador's approval during the treaty event of the United Nations World Summit.

UN-sponsored forum looks at transparency in government

24 May 2005
Amid rising concerns about accountability, efficiency and corruption in the age of information technology and decentralized governance, a United Nations-sponsored global forum on "rethinking" government structures and public administration kicked off today in the Republic of Korea.
Antonio M. Costa

UN marks anti-corruption day with plan to recover stolen funds for Nigeria, Kenya

9 December 2004
On the first anniversary of the signing of the United Nations Convention against Corruption, the UN anti-crime office said it would help two developing countries recover whatever amounts were exported of the nearly $11 billion looted from both governments.