Urges Member States that have not yet done so to strengthen their capacity to prevent, control, investigate and suppress serious crimes related to money-laundering; also urges Member States that have not yet done so to establish financial intelligence units or to strengthen those already in existence; recommends to Member States that they hold consultations with the UN Office on Drugs and Crime and other relevant bodies when drafting legislation against money-laundering in order to ensure that it is in conformity with applicable international instruments and relevant standards; requests the UN Office on Drugs and Crime to continue its work against money-laundering, subject to the availability of extrabudgetary resources and in cooperation with relevant regional and international organizations participating in activities designed to give effect to applicable international instruments and relevant standards for combating money-laundering.

Adopted without vote, 47th plenary meeting

In: Resolutions and decisions of the Economic and Social Council, organizational session for 2004, New York, 21 Jan., 4-6, 13 and 27 Feb. and 3 May 2004; resumed organizational session for 2004, New York, 4 May and 3 and 15 June 2004; substantive session of 2004, New York, 28 June-23 July 2004; resumed substantive session of 2004, New York, 16 Sept. and 5 and 11 Nov. 2004 - E/2004/99 - p. 63-64 - (ESCOR, 2004, Suppl. no. 1).