International cooperation in the prevention, investigation, prosecution and punishment of economic fraud and identity related-crime

Welcomes the initiative of the International Criminal Police Organization (INTERPOL), the UN Office on Drugs and Crime and the Government of Austria to work collaboratively towards the establishment of an international anti-corruption academy and looks forward to the academy becoming fully operational in the shortest possible time and contributing to the building of capacity in the area of countering economic fraud and identity-related crime, as well as corruption; requests the UN Office on Drugs and Crime to provide technical assistance, including legal expertise, upon request to Member States in reviewing or updating their laws dealing with economic fraud and identity-related crime in order to ensure that appropriate legislative responses are in place; requests the UN Office on Drugs and Crime to continue its efforts to promote mutual understanding and the exchange of views between public and private sector entities on issues related to economic fraud and identity-related crime, with the aim of facilitating cooperation between various stakeholders from both sectors through the continuation of the work of the core group of experts on identity-related crime, the composition of which should respect the principle of equitable geographical distribution, and to report on the outcome of its work to the Commission on Crime Prevention and Criminal Justice on a regular basis; invites Member States and other donors to provide extrabudgetary resources to support the work set out in paras. 7 and 10 of the present resolution.

Adopted without vote, 44th plenary meeting

In: Resolutions and decisions adopted by the Economic and Social Council at its substantive session of 2009 (Geneva, 6-31 July 2009) - E/2009/INF/2/Add.1 - 21 Aug. 2009 - p. 69-73.