Global: Corruption is rampant in relief work, report claims

Corruption in relief work is undermining the distribution of aid in developing countries. A report presented at a summit bringing together stakeholders in the sector, reveals how graft is frustrating efforts by donor agencies to provide humanitarian assistance to victims of calamities. "Its effects include the diversion of relief supplies away from affected communities, inequitable distribution of aid and sub-standard infrastructure," says the report by Transparency International.