A/RES/52/85 Page 2 and Global Action Plan against Organized Transnational Crime2 and on the question of the elaboration of an international convention against organized transnational crime;3 2. Takes note also of the forty recommendations elaborated and endorsed by the Senior Experts Group on Transnational Organized Crime, which met at Lyon, France, from 27 to 29 June 1996, which are contained in annex I to Economic and Social Council resolution 1997/22; 3. Takes note further of the report of the informal meeting on the question of the elaboration of an international convention against organized transnational crime, held at Palermo, Italy, from 6 to 8 April 1997,4 and expresses its appreciation to the Fondazione Giovanni e Francesca Falcone for organizing and acting as host to the meeting; 4. Reiterates the high priority accorded to the United Nations Crime Prevention and Criminal Justice Programme as well as to its work on action against organized transnational crime in general and the implementation of the Naples Political Declaration and Global Action Plan in particular; 5. Urges States to continue making every effort possible to implement the Naples Political Declaration and Global Action Plan fully by taking the most appropriate legislative, regulatory and administrative measures, including those aimed at prevention; 6. Requests the Commission on Crime Prevention and Criminal Justice to continue its review of the implementation of the Naples Political Declaration and Global Action Plan as a matter of high priority; 7. Invites developing countries and countries with economies in transition to undertake action against organized transnational crime and to promote international cooperation in this field as priorities in their development efforts and to include in their requests for assistance to the United Nations Development Programme, as part of the country programme framework of the Programme, projects on action against organized transnational crime and money laundering, with a view to upgrading national institutional capacities and professional expertise in these fields; 8. Calls upon the United Nations Development Programme, the World Bank and other international, regional and national funding agencies to give favourable consideration to project proposals on strengthening national or regional capacities and creating the expertise required for the prevention and control of organized transnational crime and money laundering that are elaborated and submitted to them by the Centre for International Crime Prevention of the Secretariat; 9. Requests the Secretary-General to continue his work on the central repository established pursuant to Economic and Social Council resolution 1996/27, with a view to increasing, maintaining and updating the data and other information contained in the repository and making such information available to States and, for this purpose, to continue collecting information and material, taking into account the methodological points and categorization of data listed in annex II to Economic and Social Council resolution 1997/22, including legislative and regulatory texts on the prevention and control of organized transnational crime, as well as reports on preventive measures; 10. Calls upon all States and relevant international organizations and institutes affiliated and associated with the United Nations to assist the Secretary-General in the implementation of paragraph 9 above by 2 E/CN.15/1997/7. 3 E/CN.15/1997/7/Add.1. 4 E/CN.15/1997/7/Add.2, annex. /...