Assalamualaikum.wr.wb.
The
honorable adjudicators of English Speech Contest,
The
honorable techers,
The
honorable participants,
The
honorable audiences,
First
of all, let us praise The Almighy Allah SWT, because of His blessings we are
able to attend this english speech contest. Secondly, may peace be upon The
Prophet Muhammad SAW who has guided us from the darkness into the brightness.
I
also would like to say thank you very much who given me opportunity to deliver
my speech in front of you all.
Ladies
and gentlement
Allow
me to deliver my speech antitled: Corruption
Ladies and gentlemant
Corruption is both a major cause and a result of poverty around the world.
It occurs at all levels of society, from local and national governments, civil
society, judiciary functions, large and small businesses, military and other
services and so on.
Ladies and gentlemant
Corruption affects the poorest the most, in rich or poor nations, though
all elements of society are affected in some way as corruption undermines
political development, democracy, economic development, the environment,
people’s health and more.
Ladies and gentlemant
Around the world, the perception of corruption in public places is very
high:
But it isn’t just in governments that corruption is found; it can permeate
through society.
Ladies and gentlement
The issue of corruption is very much inter-related with other issues. At a
global level, the “international” (Washington Consensus-influenced) economic
system that has shaped the current form of globalization in the past decades
requires further scrutiny for it has also created conditions whereby corruption
can flourish and exacerbate the conditions of people around the world who
already have little say about their own destiny. At a national level, people’s
effective participation and representation in society can be undermined by
corruption, while at local levels, corruption can make day to day lives more
painful for all affected.
Ladies and gentlemant
A difficult thing to measure or
compare, however, is the impact of corruption on poverty versus the effects of
inequalities that are structured into law, such as unequal
trade agreements, structural adjustment policies, so-called “free” trade
agreements and so on. It is easier to see corruption. It is harder to see these
other more formal, even legal forms of “corruption.” It is easy to assume that
these are not even issues because they are part of the laws and institutions
that govern national and international communities and many of us will be accustomed
to it—it is how it works, so to speak. Those deeper aspects are discussed in
other parts of this web site’s section on trade, economy, & related issues.
That is not to belittle the issue of corruption, however, for its impacts
are enormous too.
Ladies
and gentlement,
I
think thats’ all my speech. Hopefully it will be useful for f us. Thank you
very much for your attention.
Wassalamualikum
wr.wb
