Action against corruption and bribery in international commercial transactions

Welcomes recent multilateral initiatives to combat corruption; takes note of the report of the Secretary-General entitled "Promotion and maintenance of the rule of law: action against corruption and bribery"; commends the work of the Commission on Crime Prevention of the Secretariat in combating corruption and bribery in international commercial transactions, including the convening of an open-ended meeting of governmental experts; calls upon Member States to take all possible measures to further the implementation of the UN Declaration against Corruption and Bribery in International Commercial Transactions and relevant international declarations and to ratify, where appropriate, existing instruments against corruption; requests UNCTAD and other competent bodies of the UN system to assist Member States, at their request, in implementing national programmes to strengthen accountability and transparency and in implementing relevant conventions, declarations and instruments to combat corruption and bribery in international commercial transactions, and in that context, welcomes the valuable work done by UNDP in the field of governance; requests the Secretary-General, in close consultation with UNCTAD, to report to the General Assembly at its 55th session on measures taken by Member States and competent international and regional organizations, non-governmental organizations and the private sector to implement the present resolution.

Adopted without vote, 91st meeting

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Adopted at the 91st plenary meeting, 15 Dec. 1998.