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14. Welcomes the actions by the private sector, at both the international and
the national levels, including small and large companies and transnational
corporations, to remain fully engaged in the fight against corruption, calls upon the
private sector to continue to make efforts in this regard, takes note with appreciation
of the work undertaken by the Global Compact in its consideration of its tenth
principle, on anti-corruption, and emphasizes the need for all relevant stakeholders
to continue to promote corporate responsibility and accountability;
15. Encourages all Member States that have not yet done so to require
financial institutions to properly implement comprehensive due diligence and
vigilance programmes, consistent with the principles of the United Nations
Convention against Corruption and other applicable instruments, that could
facilitate transparency and prevent the placement of illicitly acquired funds;
16. Also encourages Member States, relevant international organizations and
the United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime to give prominence to 9 December as
International Anti-Corruption Day, as established by the General Assembly in its
resolution 58/4 of 31 October 2003;
17. Expresses concern about the magnitude of corruption at all levels,
including the scale of the transfer of assets of illicit origin derived from corruption,
and in this regard reiterates its commitment to preventing and combating corrupt
practices at all levels;
18. Requests the Secretary-General to submit to the General Assembly at its
sixty-first session a report on the implementation of the present resolution and to
elaborate further on the magnitude of corruption at all levels, including the scale of
the transfer of assets of illicit origin derived from corruption and the impact of
corruption and such transfers on economic growth and sustainable development, and
decides to include in the provisional agenda of its sixty-first session, under the item
entitled “Globalization and interdependence”, a sub-item entitled “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”.
68th plenary meeting
22 December 2005
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