KUWAIT: The “International Anti-Corruption Day” provides an opportunity to generate awareness on how detrimental the effects of corruption can be, Kuwait’s Anti-Corruption Authority (KACA) said yesterday, adding that it is also a chance to step up efforts against corruption.

In a statement to mark the “International Anti-Corruption Day”, which falls today, KACA highlighted the need to ratchet up efforts to stifle the spread of corruption all across the globe. Moreover, the statement cited a United Nations (UN) pact established in 2003 to fight corruption, underscoring that Kuwait was amongst the signatories of the agreement that aims to “fight corruption and espouse the merits of transparency.”