<span data-mce-type="bookmark" style="width: 0px;overflow: hidden;line-height: 0" class="mce_SELRES_start"></span> 09/10/2018 “At its core, corruption is the transfer of wealth from the powerless to the powerful. Bribes, insider deals, skimming of public funds, and diversion of humanitarian aid – these are all forms of the involuntary tribute the poorest pay to the powerful in corrupt regimes. When the weight of this burden becomes too much for the people to endure, they inevitably react. Corruption also allows transnational crime and drug trafficking to flourish, threatening the health and safety of all of us. The resulting instability and outflows of desperate people demonstrate that corruption is not just an internal matter. It is a regional and global concern for all of us. Nowhere is this more true than in Venezuela. Those who have stood on the Simon Bolivar Bridge that connects Venezuela and Colombia – as I have – have seen the endless parade of people fleeing poverty and oppression in Venezuela.” –Ambassador Nikki Haley By United States Mission to the United Nations | 10 September, 2018 | Topics: Exclude, Highlights | Tags: Archive 2017-2021 Suggested for You Remarks by Ambassador Linda Thomas-Greenfield at a UN Security Council Briefing on the Situation in the Middle East FACT SHEET: United States Announces $49 Billion in Commitments to Global Water Security and Sanitation
“At its core, corruption is the transfer of wealth from the powerless to the powerful. Bribes, insider deals, skimming of public funds, and diversion of humanitarian aid – these are all forms of the involuntary tribute the poorest pay to the powerful in corrupt regimes. When the weight of this burden becomes too much for the people to endure, they inevitably react. Corruption also allows transnational crime and drug trafficking to flourish, threatening the health and safety of all of us. The resulting instability and outflows of desperate people demonstrate that corruption is not just an internal matter. It is a regional and global concern for all of us. Nowhere is this more true than in Venezuela. Those who have stood on the Simon Bolivar Bridge that connects Venezuela and Colombia – as I have – have seen the endless parade of people fleeing poverty and oppression in Venezuela.” –Ambassador Nikki Haley
