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Data from this index, in conjunction with data from the Global Peace Index, also organized by Transparency International, are intended to demonstrate that world peace is consistently declining and that there is a clear connection between violence and corruption.
For the organization, the IPC figures released today prove that corruption is harming governments and impeding their ability to protect citizens, while fueling public discontent and causing an increase in violence.
The president of Transparency International, Delia Ferreira Rubio, argues that the solution to this problem involves governments working together to eradicate corruption at all levels of society, as well as to avoid discrimination.
“Governments have collectively failed to make progress against this situation, fueling increased violence and conflict and endangering people everywhere,” argues Rubio in the commentary to the 2023 edition of the IPC.
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