A/RES/68/195
United Nations
Distr.: General
18 February 2014
General Assembly
Sixty-eighth session
Agenda item 108
Resolution adopted by the General Assembly on 18 December 2013
[on the report of the Third Committee (A/68/457)]
68/195. Preventing and combating corrupt practices and the
transfer of proceeds of corruption, facilitating asset
recovery and returning such assets to legitimate owners,
in particular to countries of origin, in accordance with
the United Nations Convention against Corruption
The General Assembly,
Recalling its resolutions 54/205 of 22 December 1999, 55/61 of 4 December
2000, 55/188 of 20 December 2000, 56/186 of 21 December 2001 and 57/244 of
20 December 2002, and recalling also its resolutions 58/205 of 23 December 2003,
59/242 of 22 December 2004, 60/207 of 22 December 2005, 61/209 of 20 December
2006, 62/202 of 19 December 2007, 63/226 of 19 December 2008, 64/237 of
24 December 2009, 65/169 of 20 December 2010, 67/189 and 67/192 of 20 December
2012 and all relevant Human Rights Council resolutions, including resolution 23/9
of 13 June 2013, 1
Welcoming the entry into force on 14 December 2005 of the United Nations
Convention against Corruption, 2
Recalling the United Nations Convention against Corruption, which is the
most comprehensive and universal instrument on corruption, and recognizing the
need to continue to promote ratification or accession to the Convention and its full
implementation,
Recognizing that fighting corruption at all levels is a priority and that
corruption is a serious barrier to effective resource mobilization and allocation and
diverts resources away from activities that are vital for poverty eradication and
sustainable development,
Reaffirming the importance of respect for human rights, the rule of law, good
governance and democracy in the fight against corruption,
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1
See Official Records of the General Assembly, Sixty-eighth Session, Supplement No. 53 (A/68/53),
chap. V, sect. A.
2
United Nations, Treaty Series, vol. 2349, No. 42146.
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