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Combating Transnational Organized Crime and Its Possible Links to Illicit Trafficking in Precious Metals

E/RES/2013/38No PDF available

Who created this mandate?

A Resolution of the Economic and Social Council, under agenda item 14cCrime prevention and criminal justice, published in 2013.

What subjects does this mandate have?

6 topics
Crime PreventionIllicit TrafficInformation ExchangeOrganized CrimePrecious MetalsTransnational Crime

What does this mandate say?

8 operative paragraphs
1
Encourages Member States to take appropriate measures to prevent and combat illicit trafficking in precious metals by organized criminal groups, including, where appropriate, the adoption and effective implementation of the necessary legislation for the prevention, investigation and prosecution of illicit trafficking in precious metals;
2
Invites Member States to consider utilizing the United Nations Convention against Transnational Organized Crime in combating transnational organized crime and its possible links to illicit trafficking in precious metals;
3
Calls upon Member States that have not yet done so to consider becoming parties to the Convention;
4
Requests the United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime to invite Member States and interested international organizations, including regional organizations, to share their experiences with other Member States and the United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime on the possible gaps and vulnerabilities faced in tackling transnational organized crime and its possible links to illicit trafficking in precious metals;
5
Invites the United Nations Interregional Crime and Justice Research Institute, with the support of the United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime, to conduct a comprehensive study on the possible links between transnational organized crime, other criminal activities and illicit trafficking in precious metals;
6
Invites Member States and relevant institutions to provide the Institute with examples of relevant national, regional and international laws, regulatory standards, best practices, case studies and other materials consistent with the study, such as on money-laundering and import and export controls, for its consideration;
7
Invites Member States and other donors to provide extrabudgetary resources for the purposes described above, in accordance with the rules and procedures of the United Nations;
8
Requests the Executive Director of the United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime to report to the Commission on Crime Prevention and Criminal Justice at its twenty-fourth session on the implementation of the present resolution.

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