Transnational organized crime
1998
Details
SymbolE/RES/1998/14
TitleTransnational organized crime
Other titles
Transnational organized crime
Summary
Expresses its appreciation to the Government of Poland for acting as host to the meeting of the inter-sessional open-ended intergovernmental group of experts on the elaboration of a preliminary draft of a possible comprehensive international convention against organized transnational crime, held at Warsaw from 2-6 Feb. 1998; urges Member States to continue making every possible effort to fully implement the Naples Political Declaration and Global Action Plan by taking the most appropriate legislative, regulatory and administrative measures, including those aimed at prevention; decides to establish an open-ended intergovernmental ad hoc committee for the purpose of elaborating a comprehensive international convention against transnational organized crime and of discussing the elaboration, as appropriate, of international instruments addressing trafficking in women and children, combating the illicit manufacturing of and trafficking in firearms, their parts and components and ammunition, and illegal trafficking in and transporting of migrants, including by sea; welcomes with appreciation the offer of the Government of Argentina to host an informal preparatory meeting of the ad hoc committee at Buenos Aires, 31 Aug.-4 Sept. 1998; requests the Secretary-General to convene a meeting of the ad hoc committee at Vienna from 18-29 Jan. 1999 and to consider the possibility of convening a second meeting before the 8th session of the Commission on Crime Prevention and Criminal Justice; requests the Secretary-General to provide the necessary resources to convene, support and follow up the work of the ad hoc committee.
Action note1998-07-28
Vote summary
Adopted without vote, 44th plenary meeting
Related resourceE/1998/98
Agenda information
E/1998/100 14c Crime prevention and criminal justice. CRIME PREVENTION
Date2000
Notes
In: Resolutions and decisions of the Economic and Social Council, organizational session for 1998, New York, 22 Jan. and 3 and 6 Feb. 1998; resumed organizational session for 1998, New York, 7 May 1998; substantive session of 1998, New York, 6-31 July and 5 Aug. 1998; resumed substantive session of 1998, New York, 16 Dec. 1998 - E/1998/98 - p. 38-40 - (ESCOR, 1998, Suppl. no. 1).