International cooperation is needed for the repatriation of the funds of illicit origin siphoned off from the coffers of the developing countries to some developed countries.

Third, the secular decline in their commodity prices had resulted in a debt overhang that siphoned off scarce resources that could otherwise have been used to fight poverty.

Vast resources were being siphoned from economic and social development into military spending.

These remittances are not wasted on weapons or siphoned off into Swiss bank accounts they go straight into local people s pockets. They pay for food, clean water, medicines, and to keep kids in school.

Substantial public rescue funds have reportedly been siphoned off to foreign banks, Goldman Sachs, and staff bonuses for purposes unrelated to protecting public interests. None of this was either revealed or debunked by Geithner s tests.

International peace, development and justice cannot prevail if the trade and the economy of individual nations are contaminated by illicit activities, if the wealth of nations is siphoned off via fraud and corruption, if bribery is allowed to undermine the law and if terrorists are permitted to hijack national policies.

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The fact that so many problems persist despite tens of billions of dollars of assistance and years of effort is a sad reminder that aid can allow governments to undertake foolish investments that accomplish little, or can easily be siphoned off by corrupt officials. Moreover, aid is inherently uncertain, leaving Africans at the mercy of outside forces beyond their control.

The report highlights the importance of ratifying and incorporating into domestic laws, the United Nations Convention against Corruption the importance of international cooperation in the repatriation of the funds of illicit origin siphoned off from the coffers of the developing countries to the developed countries and the crucial roles of the civil society and the media in the fight against corruption.

An unrelenting effort by the Government of Nigeria to repatriate the assets siphoned off and sent abroad by the corrupt regime of the late General Abacha has led to a welcome development a judgement of the Swiss Federal Court, which ruled that the Swiss authorities may return assets of obviously criminal origin to Nigeria without a court decision in the country concerned .

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On the other hand, in the course of this study it was noted and it is important to repeat that through these anti corruption mechanisms, some developing countries have successfully pursued the repatriation of funds siphoned off from their treasuries and lodged in foreign banks, while many highly placed officials who engaged in corrupt practices and were caught have been prosecuted by competent courts and punished accordingly.

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