Urges Member States that have not done so to consider signing and ratifying the UN Convention against Corruption as soon as possible; also urges Member States to promote a culture of integrity and accountability in both the public and private sectors; requests the Secretary-General to provide the UN Office on Drugs and Crime with the resources necessary to enable it to promote the entry into force and implementation of the Convention; also requests the Secretary-General to finalize the legislative guide for the Convention and to consider preparing manuals and other tools to facilitate implementation of the Convention; further requests the Secretary-General to report to the Commission on Crime Prevention and Criminal Justice at its 15th session on the implementation of the present resolution.

Adopted without vote, 36th plenary meeting

In: Resolutions and decisions of the Economic and Social Council, organizational session for 2005, New York, 19 Jan., 4 Feb. and 1 and 31 Mar. 2005; resumed organizational session for 2005, New York, 27 and 28 Apr. and 9 June 2005; substantive session of 2005, New York, 29 June-27 July 2005; resumed substantive session of 2005, New York, 21 Oct. 2005 - E/2005/99 - p. 44-46 - (ESCOR, 2005, Suppl. no. 1).