Dubai: The International Cricket Council (ICC) on Monday joined the United Nations
Office of Drugs and Crime (UNODC) in commemorating International Anti-Corruption Day (IACD), an occasion marked to raise awareness about the great work being done around the globe to help create a corruption-free world today for future generations to enjoy.
This year, the UNODC is focusing on the role of the youth in shaping tomorrow’s integrity, highlighting the importance of education and the role of young people as integrity ambassadors in their communities and beyond.
The campaign, “Uniting with Youth Against Corruption: Shaping Tomorrow’s Integrity,” is designed to bring the battle against corruption to the forefront of conversation among young people and to provide a platform for them to express their concerns and aspirations as the future leaders and voices of integrity through the Conference of the States Parties to the United Nations Convention against Corruption (CoSP11), taking place in Qatar in 2025.
The ICC is passionate about the role that it plays in the UNODC’s sports corruption programme, helping to cultivate a clean and corruption-free environment in cricket through its Anti-Corruption Unit.
ICC Independent Anti-Corruption Unit Chair, Sumathi Dharmawardena P.C. said: “The ICC is working closely with the UNODC in developing global anti-corruption training and education programmes and initiatives that will assist in the eradication of corruption in our sport and keep cricket clean.
“We play an active and present role in helping ICC Members understand the risks posed by corruptors and the actions that they can take to help safeguard our sport and everyone involved in it,” he said.
“The youth make up nearly a quarter of the global population with an estimated 1.9 billion young people around the world. The UNODC’s youth campaign aligns perfectly with the ICC Anti-Corruption Unit’s education initiatives which include awareness workshops involving age-group players, support staff, match officials and cricket administrators around the world,” Dharmawardena P.C. said.
“The ICC believes that young people, as the future leaders of our sport, have a unique opportunity to play an integral and game-changing role in the fight against corruption and in shaping a future that will be enjoyed by all,” he added.
