Draft UN Convention against Transnational Organized Crime and the draft protocols thereto

Expresses its appreciation of the results achieved by the Ad Hoc Committee during its first, second and third sessions, held at Vienna from 19-29 Jan., 8-12 Mar. and 28 Apr.-3 May 1999, respectively, in the development of the draft UN Convention against Transnational Organized Crime and the draft protocols thereto; decides that the additional international instrument being prepared by the Ad Hoc Committee addressing trafficking in women and children should address trafficking in all persons, but especially women and children; decides that the Ad Hoc Committee shall be convened in 2000 as required in order to complete its tasks; decides that the Ad Hoc Committee shall submit the final text of the Convention and the protocols thereto to the General Assembly for early adoption prior to a high-level signing conference; requests the Secretary-General to provide the Ad Hoc Committee with the required facilities and resources to support its work; requests the Secretary-General to continue to provide to Member States, upon request, technical cooperation, advisory services and other forms of assistance in the field of crime prevention and criminal justice.

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Adopted at the 83rd plenary meeting, 17 Dec. 1999.