دور مكافحة الفساد وآلياتها في تحقيق التنمية المستدامة

Abstract

This research aims to uncover the corruption risks threatening sustainable development at the national level, highlighting the vital importance of combating corruption as a prerequisite for achieving sustainability. It further explores the mechanisms for anti-corruption to facilitate sustainable development. Using a descriptive methodology, the study yielded several key findings, summarized as follows: Corruption poses a genuine threat to national development plans and their execution by wasting public resources, distorting economic policies, widening class disparities, and bypassing environmental standards for personal gain at the expense of national interests. The research concludes that combating corruption requires an integrated package of mechanisms. This begins with adopting the principles of "Good Governance" (transparency, accountability, and integrity), followed by engaging in local and international efforts, such as the 2003 United Nations Convention against Corruption (UNCAC), which explicitly links anti-corruption efforts to the realization of sustainable development. Finally, it emphasizes the necessity of an independent judiciary and the fortification of regulatory bodies. The findings underscore that the success of any developmental experience is contingent upon a firm political will capable of reforming the state's administrative and political systems. This includes activating oversight and accountability against corruption crimes, engaging civil society in monitoring public performance, raising awareness of the dangers and impacts of corruption, and ensuring judicial independence