A/RES/59/155 1. Welcomes the signing of the United Nations Convention against Corruption by a large number of Member States, which reflects the high level of commitment on the part of the international community to the purpose of the Convention; Urges Member States to consider signing and ratifying the Convention as 2. soon as possible, in order to allow its early entry into force and subsequent implementation; Encourages Member States to make adequate voluntary contributions, 3. where appropriate, to the United Nations Crime Prevention and Criminal Justice Fund to provide developing countries and countries with economies in transition with the technical assistance they may require to implement the Convention, including assistance for the preparatory measures required for implementation, taking into account article 62 of the Convention; Requests the Secretary-General to provide the United Nations Office on 4. Drugs and Crime with the resources necessary to enable it to promote, in an effective manner, the entry into force and implementation of the Convention, inter alia, through the provision of assistance to developing countries and countries with economies in transition for building capacity in the areas covered by the Convention; Also requests the Secretary-General to report to the Commission on 5. Crime Prevention and Criminal Justice at its fourteenth session on the implementation of the present resolution. 74th plenary meeting 20 December 2004 2