The right to development 2003, para. 23

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Emphasizes the urgent need for taking concrete measures to fight against all forms of corruption at the national and international levels, to prevent, detect and deter in a more effective manner international transfers of illicitly acquired assets and to strengthen international cooperation in asset recovery, stresses the importance of a genuine political commitment on the part of all Governments through a firm legal framework, and in this context urges States to sign and ratify the United Nations Convention against Corruption as soon as possible;
Legal status
Negotiated soft law
Body
United Nations General Assembly
Document type
Resolution
Means of adoption
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Topic(s)
  • Economic Rights
  • Governance & Rule of Law
Person(s) affected
  • All
  • N.A.
Year
2003
Paragraph type
OP
Reference
UNGA resolution, The right to development (2003), A/RES/58/172, OP 23.
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OP
Paragraph number
23