A/RES/64/237
United Nations
General Assembly
Distr.: General
31 March 2010
Sixty-fourth session
Agenda item 55 (b)
Resolution adopted by the General Assembly on 24 December 2009
[on the report of the Second Committee (A/64/422/Add.2)]
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
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 and 63/226 of 19 December 2008,
Welcoming the entry into force on 14 December 2005 of the United Nations
Convention against Corruption, 1
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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, the fight
against hunger, and economic and sustainable development,
Recognizing also that supportive domestic legal systems are essential in
preventing and combating corrupt practices and transfer of assets of illicit origin and
returning such assets,
Recalling that the fight against all forms of corruption requires strong
institutions at all levels, including at the local level, able to undertake efficient
preventive and law enforcement measures consistent with the Convention, in
particular chapters II and III,
Acknowledging the important progress made towards the implementation of
chapter V of the Convention, but recognizing that States parties continue to face
challenges in asset recovery owing to, inter alia, differences in legal systems, the
complexity of multijurisdictional investigations and prosecutions, lack of familiarity
with mutual legal assistance procedures of other States and difficulties in identifying
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