NEW YORK, the USA.- The Secretary-General of the United Nations, UN, Antonio Guterres, called for to fight corruption a lot more, strengthen governance and build a society of trustworthy institutions.

In a session of the Security Council on the subject, the highest representative of the UN warned of the dire consequences of such illegal practices.

He warned that corruption robs the funds of schools and hospitals, deprives people of their rights, harms the environment, alienates foreign investment and ruins institutions, as public officials enrich or do not undertake actions before criminality.

In addition, the United Nations ‘ top representative recalled the connections between corruption, terrorism and violent extremism that the Security Council and the General Assembly have recognized repeatedly.