A/RES/57/169 1. Notes the progress made to date by the Ad Hoc Committee for the Negotiation of a Convention against Corruption, and urges the Ad Hoc Committee to endeavour to complete its work by the end of 2003; 2. Accepts with appreciation the offer made by the Government of Mexico to host a high-level political conference for the purpose of signing the convention; 3. Decides to convene the high-level political conference for the purpose of signing the convention in Mexico by the end of 2003; 4. Requests the Secretary-General to schedule the high-level political conference for a period of three days before the end of 2003 and to organize it in accordance with General Assembly resolution 40/243; 5. Requests the Centre for International Crime Prevention of the Office on Drugs and Crime 3 of the Secretariat to work with the Government of Mexico, in consultation with Member States, in formulating proposals for the organization of the high-level political conference so that it may provide opportunities for highlevel delegates to consider issues connected with the convention, in particular follow-up activities for its effective implementation and for future work in the area of fighting corruption; 6. Invites all States to arrange to be represented at the high-level political conference by persons at the highest possible level of government; 7. Requests the Secretary-General to provide the Centre for International Crime Prevention, which will act as the secretariat for the high-level political conference, with all the resources necessary for organizing the conference in an effective and appropriate manner. 77th plenary meeting 18 December 2002 _______________ 3 2 Formerly known as the Office for Drug Control and Crime Prevention.