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

A/RES/64/237View PDF

Who adopted this document and its mandates?

A Resolution of the General Assembly, under agenda item 55b 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, published in 2010.

What other versions does this mandate have?

6 versions · 2006–2011

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

Year	Symbol	Title	Word length	Text similarity
2011	A/RES/65/169	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	225	9%Compare
2010	A/RES/64/237	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	1,993	41%Compare
2009	A/RES/63/226	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	1,873	50%Compare
2008	A/RES/62/202	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	1,710	17%Compare
2007	A/RES/61/209	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	365	16%Compare

Which reports were submitted under this mandate?

5 reports · 2006–2010

Year	Symbol	Title	Mandate resolution
2010	A/65/90	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 report of the Secretary-General	A/RES/64/237
2009	A/64/122	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 report of the Secretary-General	A/RES/63/226
2008	A/63/88	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 report of the Secretary-General	A/RES/62/202
2007	A/62/116	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 report of the Secretary-General	A/RES/61/209
2006	A/61/177	Preventing and combating corrupt practices and transfer of assets of illicit origin and returning such assets to the countries of origin report of the Secretary-General	A/RES/60/207

What subjects does this mandate have?

18 subjects

Accountability Bribery Commercial Crimes Cooperation Between Organizations Corruption Crime Prevention Criminal Assets Frozen Assets Illicit Funds Transfer International Cooperation Judicial Assistance Laundering of Funds Morocco Panama Private Sector Regional Organizations Restitution Signatures, Accessions, Ratifications

What’s in this document?

24 operative paragraphs

Takes note of the report of the Secretary-General;³

³A/64/122.

Welcomes the significant number of Member States that have already ratified or acceded to the United Nations Convention against Corruption,1 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;

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 Convention;

Urges Member States 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;

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

Welcomes the conclusion of the third session of the Conference of the States Parties to the United Nations Convention against Corruption, held in Doha from 9 to 13 November 2009, and requests the Secretary-General to transmit to the General Assembly a report on the third session of the Conference of the States Parties to the Convention;

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 that regard;

Welcomes the successful outcome of the third session of the Conference of the States Parties to the Convention, especially the establishment by consensus of a review mechanism for the implementation of the Convention, and calls upon States parties to fully implement the outcomes of the Conference;

Calls, in particular, for the rapid and effective implementation of the mechanism for the review of implementation of the Convention by all States parties, and, where appropriate, relevant stakeholders, in accordance with the terms of reference of the mechanism;

Takes note with appreciation of the work of the Open-ended Intergovernmental Working Groups on Asset Recovery, Technical Assistance and Review of the Implementation of the United Nations Convention against Corruption and the open-ended dialogue with international organizations, including the Institutional Integrity Initiative, and calls upon States parties to the Convention to support the work of the newly established Implementation Review Group, including its work on technical assistance, and the newly established Open-ended Intergovernmental Working Group on Prevention of Corruption, as well as the continuing work of the Open-ended Intergovernmental Working Group on Asset Recovery;

Also takes note with appreciation of the decision of the Conference of the States Parties to the Convention to accept the offer by the Governments of Morocco and Panama to host its fourth and fifth sessions in 2011 and 2013, respectively;

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 laws and policies, at the local level, to prevent and combat corruption;

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;

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;

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

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;

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, and also requests the Secretary-General to ensure that the new mechanism for the review of implementation of the Convention is adequately funded, in line with the resolution adopted by the Conference of the States Parties;⁴

⁴CAC/COSP/2009/15, sect.I.A., resolution 3/1.

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;

Takes note of the holding of the sixth Global Forum on Fighting Corruption and Safeguarding Integrity on the theme “Strength in unity: public-private partnership to fight corruption” in Doha on 7 and 8 November 2009;

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 in accordance with chapter V of the Convention, consistent with the principles of the Convention, and to support national efforts in formulating strategies for mainstreaming and promoting transparency and integrity in both the public and private sectors;

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;

Takes note of the partnership between the United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime, the International Criminal Police Organization and the Government of Austria, with the support of the European Anti-Fraud Agency to establish the International Anti-Corruption Academy, to serve as a centre of excellence for education, training and academic research in the field of anti-corruption, including in the area of asset recovery;

Requests the Secretary-General to submit to the General Assembly, at its sixty-fifth session, a report on 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 Convention;

Decides to include in the provisional agenda of its sixty-fifth 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”.

Who adopted this document and its mandates?

What other versions does this mandate have?

Which reports were submitted under this mandate?

What subjects does this mandate have?

What’s in this document?

Table of contents