A/RES/59/154 their capacity to combat kidnapping, and to submit a progress report on that topic to the Commission on Crime Prevention and Criminal Justice at its thirteenth session, 1. Vigorously condemns and rejects once again the practice of kidnapping, under any circumstances and for any purpose, especially when it is carried out by organized criminal groups and terrorist groups; Reiterates that organized criminal groups and terrorist groups, as well as 2. all perpetrators, are responsible for any harm or death that may result from a kidnapping for which they are responsible and should be punished accordingly; Takes note with appreciation of the report of the Secretary-General 2 and 3. of the recommendations presented therein, submitted pursuant to Economic and Social Council resolutions 2002/16 of 24 July 2002 and 2003/28; Encourages Member States to continue to foster international 4. cooperation, especially extradition, mutual legal assistance, collaboration between law enforcement authorities and exchange of information, with a view to preventing, combating and eradicating kidnapping; Calls upon Member States that have not yet done so, in furtherance of the 5. fight against kidnapping, to strengthen their measures against money-laundering and to engage in international cooperation and mutual assistance in, inter alia, the tracing, detection, freezing and confiscation of proceeds of kidnapping in order to combat organized criminal groups and terrorist groups; Urges Member States that have not yet done so to pay special attention to 6. the considerable psychological, social and economic damage associated with kidnapping by adopting legislative, administrative or any other measures to provide appropriate support and assistance to victims and their families; Requests the United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime, subject to the 7. availability of extrabudgetary resources, to prepare a handbook, for use by competent authorities, of proven and promising practices in the fight against kidnapping, including: (a) victims; Measures to prevent the crime of kidnapping that are directed at potential (b) Preventive measures aimed at disbanding organized criminal groups and terrorist groups; (c) Cooperation or strategic alliances with the private sector; (d) Response to and management of crises; (e) Identification of the minimum elements that would help States to make adjustments to their domestic legislation with a view to having a common understanding of the crime of kidnapping, which would also help to ascertain reliable trends from a global perspective; (f) Development of specialized measures for providing support and assistance to victims and their families; (g) Information on national authorities responsible for preventing and combating kidnapping; _______________ 2 2 E/CN.15/2004/7 and Add.1.