Preventing and Combating Corrupt Practices and Transfer of Funds of Illicit Origin and Returning Such Funds to the Countries of Origin

A/RES/56/186View PDF

Who adopted this document and its mandates?

A Resolution of the General Assembly, under agenda item 96a Business and development, published in 2002.

What other versions does this mandate have?

2 versions · 2002–2003

This is an older version — the most recent is A/RES/57/244

Year	Symbol	Title	Word length	Text similarity
2003	A/RES/57/244	Preventing and combating corrupt practices and transfer of funds of illicit origin and returning such funds to the countries of origin	670	41%Compare
2002	A/RES/56/186	Preventing and combating corrupt practices and transfer of funds of illicit origin and returning such funds to the countries of origin	788	–

Which reports were submitted under this mandate?

3 reports · 2002

Year	Symbol	Title	Mandate resolution
2002	A/57/158/Add.2	Prevention of corrupt practices and transfer of funds of illicit origin report of the Secretary-General : addendum	A/RES/56/186
2002	A/57/158/Add.1	Prevention of corrupt practices and transfer of funds of illicit origin report of the Secretary-General : addendum	A/RES/56/186
2002	A/57/158	Prevention of corrupt practices and transfer of funds of illicit origin report of the Secretary-General	A/RES/56/186

What subjects does this mandate have?

8 subjects

Bribery Corruption Crime Prevention Illicit Funds Transfer Laundering of Funds Report Preparation Terms of Reference Treaties

What’s in this document?

7 operative paragraphs

Takes note of the report of the Secretary-General on the prevention of corrupt practices and illegal transfer of funds;³

³A/56/403 and Add.1.

Reiterates its condemnation of corruption, bribery, money-laundering and the transfer of funds of illicit origin, and stresses its belief that those practices need to be prevented and that funds of illicit origin transferred abroad need to be returned after request and due process;

Calls, while recognizing the importance of national measures, for increased international cooperation, inter alia, through the United Nations system, in support of efforts by Governments to prevent and address the transfer of funds of illicit origin as well as to return such funds to the countries of origin;

Requests the international community to support the efforts of all countries to strengthen institutional capacity and regulatory frameworks for preventing corruption, bribery, money-laundering and the transfer of funds of illicit origin, as well as for returning such funds to the countries of origin;

Invites the Economic and Social Council to finalize its consideration of the draft terms of reference for the negotiation of a United Nations convention against corruption,Error: Reference source not found by which an ad hoc committee would be requested to consider, inter alia, the elements of prevention and combating the transfer of funds of illicit origin derived from acts of corruption, including the laundering and returning of such funds, expeditiously;

Requests the Secretary-General to submit to the General Assembly at its fifty-seventh session a report on the implementation of the present resolution, and also requests the Secretary-General, upon the completion of the work of the ad hoc committee referred to above, to submit recommendations on options for further consideration by the Assembly regarding this question;

Decides to keep the matter under review and to include in the provisional agenda of its fifty-seventh session a sub-item entitled “Preventing and combating corrupt practices and transfer of funds of illicit origin and returning such funds to the countries of origin” under the item entitled “Sectoral policy questions”.

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