Preventing and Combating Corrupt Practices and Transfer of Assets of Illicit Origin and Returning Such Assets, in Particular to the Countries of Origin, Consistent with the United Nations Convention Against Corruption

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Who created this mandate?

A Resolution of the General Assembly, under agenda item 51dPreventing and combating corrupt practices and transfer of funds of assets of illicit origin and returning such assets, in particular to the countries of origin, consistent with the United Nations Convention against Corruption, published in 2009.

What other versions does this mandate have?

6 versions · 2006–2011

This is an older version — the most recent is A/RES/65/169

2011A/RES/65/169Preventing and combating corrupt practices and transfer of assets of illicit origin and returning such assets, in particular to the countries of origin, consistent with the United Nations Convention against CorruptionLatestCompare with previous version
2010A/RES/64/237Preventing and combating corrupt practices and transfer of assets of illicit origin and returning such assets, in particular to the countries of origin, consistent with the United Nations Convention against CorruptionCompare with previous version
2009A/RES/63/226Preventing and combating corrupt practices and transfer of assets of illicit origin and returning such assets, in particular to the countries of origin, consistent with the United Nations Convention against CorruptionCompare with previous version
2008A/RES/62/202Preventing and combating corrupt practices and transfer of assets of illicit origin and returning such assets, in particular to the countries of origin, consistent with the United Nations Convention against CorruptionCompare with previous version
2007A/RES/61/209Preventing and combating corrupt practices and transfer of assets of illicit origin and returning such assets, in particular to the countries of origin, consistent with the United Nations Convention against CorruptionCompare with previous version

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What subjects does this mandate have?

16 topics

Coordination Within UN System Corruption Crime Prevention Criminal Assets Frozen Assets Illicit Funds Transfer International Cooperation Judicial Assistance Laundering of Funds Laws and Regulations Private Sector Programme Implementation Restitution Signatures, Accessions, Ratifications Tax Evasion Technical Cooperation

Which reports were submitted under this mandate?

1 report of the Secretary-General submitted under this mandate, 2009.

2009A/64/122Preventing and combating corrupt practices and transfer of assets of illicit origin and returning such assets, in particular to the countries of origin, consistent with the United Nations Convention against Corruption report of the Secretary-General

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What does this mandate say?

22 operative paragraphs

Takes note of the report of the Secretary-General;

Expresses concern about the magnitude of corruption at all levels, including the scale of the transfer of assets of illicit origin derived from corruption, and in this regard reiterates its commitment to preventing and combating corrupt practices at all levels, consistent with the United Nations Convention against Corruption;Error: Reference source not found

Condemns corruption in all its forms, including bribery, as well as the laundering of proceeds of corruption and other forms of economic crime;

Urges all Governments to combat and penalize corruption in all its forms as well as the laundering of proceeds of corruption, to prevent the transfer of illicitly acquired assets, and to work for the prompt return of such assets through asset recovery consistent with the principles of the Convention, particularly chapter V;

Stresses the need for transparency in financial institutions, invites Member States to work on the identification and tracing of financial flows linked to corruption, the freezing or seizing of assets derived from corruption and the return of such assets, consistent with the Convention, and encourages the promotion of human and institutional capacity-building in this regard;

Affirms the need for Member States, consistent with the Convention, to take measures to prevent the transfer abroad and laundering of assets derived from corruption, including to prevent the financial institutions in both countries of origin and destination from being used to transfer or receive illicit funds, as well as to assist in their recovery and to return such assets to the requesting State, consistent with the Convention;

Stresses the importance of mutual legal assistance, and encourages Member States to enhance international cooperation, consistent with the Convention;

Welcomes the high number of Member States that have already ratified or acceded to the Convention, and in this regard urges all Member States and competent regional economic integration organizations, within the limits of their competence, that have not yet done so to consider ratifying or acceding to the Convention as a matter of priority, and calls upon all States parties to fully implement the Convention as soon as possible;

Calls upon States parties to continue to support the work carried out by the Open-ended Intergovernmental Expert Working Groups on Asset Recovery, Technical Assistance and Review of Implementation in order to facilitate the full implementation of the Convention, and the review thereof, and in this regard encourages the Conference of the States Parties to the Convention at its third session to consider the recommendations prepared by the three working groups, including the terms of reference for a review mechanism;

Welcomes the responses already received to the self-assessment checklist on the implementation of the Convention, and encourages all States parties that have not yet done so to submit the self-assessment checklist to the United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime;

Also welcomes the efforts of Member States that have enacted laws and taken other positive measures in the fight against corruption in all its forms, including in accordance with the Convention, and in this regard encourages Member States that have not yet done so to enact such laws and to implement effective measures at the national level and, in accordance with domestic law and policies, at the local level, to prevent and combat corruption;

Takes note with appreciation of the Stolen Asset Recovery Initiative of the United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime and the World Bank, takes note of its cooperation with relevant partners, including the International Centre for Asset Recovery, and encourages coordination among existing initiatives;

Calls for further international cooperation, inter alia, through the United Nations system, in support of national, subregional and regional efforts to prevent and combat corrupt practices and the transfer of assets of illicit origin, consistent with the principles of the Convention, and in this regard encourages close cooperation between anti-corruption agencies, law enforcement agencies and financial intelligence units;

Urges all Member States, consistent with the Convention, to abide by the principles of proper management of public affairs and public property, fairness, responsibility and equality before the law and the need to safeguard integrity and to foster a culture of transparency, accountability and rejection of corruption;

Encourages Member States to provide adequate financial and human resources to the United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime, including for the effective implementation of the Convention, and also encourages the Office to give high priority to technical cooperation, upon request, inter alia, to promote and facilitate the ratification, acceptance, approval of or accession to, and the implementation of, the Convention;

Requests the international community to provide, inter alia, technical assistance to support national efforts to strengthen human and institutional capacity aimed at preventing and combating corrupt practices and the transfer of assets of illicit origin as well as for asset recovery consistent with the principles of the Convention, particularly chapter V, and to support national efforts in formulating strategies for mainstreaming and promoting transparency and integrity in both the public and the private sectors;

Encourages Member States that have not yet done so to require financial institutions to properly implement comprehensive due diligence and vigilance programmes, consistent with the principles of the Convention and those of other relevant applicable instruments;

Reiterates its call upon the private sector, at both the international and the national levels, including small and large companies and transnational corporations, to remain fully engaged in the fight against corruption, notes in this context the role that the Global Compact can play in fighting corruption and promoting transparency, and emphasizes the need for all relevant stakeholders, including within the United Nations system, as appropriate, to continue to promote corporate responsibility and accountability;

Requests the Secretary-General to continue to provide the United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime with the resources necessary to enable it to promote, in an effective manner, the implementation of the Convention and to discharge its functions as the secretariat of the Conference of the States Parties to the Convention, in accordance with its mandate;

Takes note of the offer of the Government of Qatar to host the third session of the Conference of the States Parties to the Convention in 2009, and invites all States parties and signatories to take measures aimed at promoting the full and effective implementation of the Convention;

Requests the Secretary-General to submit to the General Assembly, at its sixty-fourth session, a report on the implementation of the present resolution and also to transmit to the Assembly a report on the third session of the Conference of the States Parties to the Convention;

Decides to include in the provisional agenda of its sixty-fourth session, under the item entitled “Globalization and interdependence”, the sub-item entitled “Preventing and combating corrupt practices and transfer of assets of illicit origin and returning such assets, in particular to the countries of origin, consistent with the United Nations Convention against Corruption”.

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