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

A/RES/58/205View PDF

Who adopted this document and its mandates?

A Resolution of the General Assembly, under agenda item 92 Sectoral policy questions : preventing and combating corrupt practices and transfer of funds of illicit origin and returning such assets to the countries of origin, published in 2004.

What other versions does this mandate have?

2 versions · 2004–2005

This is an older version — the most recent is A/RES/59/242

Year	Symbol	Title	Word length	Text similarity
2005	A/RES/59/242	Preventing and combating corrupt practices and transfer of assets of illicit origin and returning such assets to the countries of origin	1,332	28%Compare
2004	A/RES/58/205	Preventing and combating corrupt practices and transfer of assets of illicit origin and returning such assets to the countries of origin	794	–

Which reports were submitted under this mandate?

2 reports · 2004–2005

Year	Symbol	Title		Mandate resolution
2005	A/60/157	Preventing and combating corrupt practices and transfer of funds of illicit origin and returning such assets to the countries of origin report of the Secretary-General		A/RES/59/242
2004	A/59/203	Preventing and combating corrupt practices and transfer of funds of illicit origin and returning such assets to the countries of origin report of the Secretary-General		A/RES/58/205

What subjects does this mandate have?

19 subjects

Capacity Building Conferences Corruption Crime Prevention Criminal Assets Ethics Governance Illicit Funds Transfer International Cooperation Organized Crime Private Sector Programme Implementation Public Sector Regional Cooperation Report Preparation Restitution Technical Cooperation Transnational Crime Treaties

What’s in this document?

13 operative paragraphs

Takes note of the report of the Secretary-General on preventing and combating corrupt practices and transfer of funds of illicit origin and returning such assets to the countries of origin;⁵

⁵A/58/125.

Welcomes the entry into force of the United Nations Convention against Transnational Organized Crime;⁶

⁶Resolution 55/25, annex I.

Notes with appreciation the report of the Ad Hoc Committee for the Negotiation of a Convention against Corruption on the work of its first to seventh sessions;⁷

⁷A/58/422 and Add.1.

Welcomes the adoption of the United Nations Convention against Corruption;⁸

⁸See resolution 58/4.

Also welcomes the participation of Member States at a high level, including at the ministerial level, in the High-level Political Conference for the Purpose of Signing the United Nations Convention against Corruption, held at Merida, Mexico, from 9 to 11 December 2003;⁹

⁹A/CONF.205/2.

Invites all Member States and competent regional economic integration organizations to sign, ratify and fully implement the United Nations Convention against Corruption as soon as possible in order to ensure its rapid entry into force;

Encourages all Member States that have not yet done so to enact laws to prevent and combat corrupt practices and the transfer of illicitly acquired assets and for the return of such assets to the countries of origin, in accordance with the United Nations Convention against Corruption;

Also encourages all Member States that have not yet done so to require financial institutions to properly implement comprehensive due diligence and vigilance programmes that could facilitate transparency and prevent the placement of illicitly acquired funds;

Encourages subregional and regional cooperation, where appropriate, in the efforts to prevent and combat corrupt practices and the transfer of assets of illicit origin and for the return of such assets to the countries of origin;

Calls for further international cooperation, inter alia, through the United Nations system, in support of national, subregional and regional efforts to prevent and address the transfer of assets of illicit origin, as well as to return such assets to the countries of origin;

Requests the international community to provide, inter alia, technical assistance to support national efforts to strengthen human and institutional capacity aimed at preventing corrupt practices and the transfer of assets of illicit origin, returning such assets to the countries of origin and formulating strategies for mainstreaming and promoting transparency and integrity in both the public and private sector;

Requests the Secretary-General to submit to the General Assembly at its fifty-ninth session a report on the implementation of the present resolution;

Decides to include in the provisional agenda of its fifty-ninth session a sub-item entitled “Preventing and combating corrupt practices and transfer of funds and assets of illicit origin and returning such funds and assets to the countries of origin”.

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