A/HRC/RES/41/9
United Nations
General Assembly
Distr.: General
18 July 2019
Original: English
Human Rights Council
Forty-first session
24 June–12 July 2019
Agenda item 3
Resolution adopted by the Human Rights Council
on 11 July 2019
41/9.
The negative impact of corruption on the enjoyment of human rights
The Human Rights Council,
Guided by the Charter of the United Nations,
Reaffirming the Universal Declaration of Human Rights, the International Covenants
on Human Rights and other relevant international human rights instruments,
Recalling all relevant resolutions of the Commission on Human Rights and the Human
Rights Council,
Recalling also that the United Nations Convention against Corruption, to which 140
States are signatories and 186 States are parties, has been the most comprehensive and
universal instrument on corruption since its entry into force on 14 December 2005, the
purposes of which are outlined in its article 1,
Reaffirming that States have the primary responsibility for the promotion and
protection of human rights,
Noting with interest the outcomes of the sessions of the Conference of the States
Parties to the United Nations Convention against Corruption, and stressing the need for States
parties to the Convention to ensure the effective implementation of the decisions and
resolutions adopted by the Conference,
Welcoming the upcoming eighth session of the Conference of the States Parties to the
United Nations Convention against Corruption, to be held in Abu Dhabi in December 2019,
Taking note of the conclusions contained in the summary of the expert workshop on
good practices of United Nations-system support to States in preventing and fighting against
corruption, with a focus on human rights, 1
Acknowledging that the poor, marginalized and vulnerable groups of society are at
particular risk of suffering from the adverse impact of corruption on the enjoyment of human
rights,
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GE.19-12275(E)