Sumario: EU Presidency Statement - Explanation of Position: Preventing and combating corrupt practices and transfer of assets of illicit origin (13 December 2005: New York)
EU Presidency Explanation of Position on Preventing and combating corrupt practices and transfer of assets of illicit origin and returning such assets, in particular to the countries of origin, consistent with the United Nations Convention Against Corruption, by the UK Mission to UN on behalf of the EU, UN General Assembly, New York
The European Union, Canada, Liechtenstein, and Norway are joining consensus on this resolution because we strongly support the goal of preventing and combating corruption, which we see as essential to promoting good governance and to achieving the internationally agreed development goals, including the Millennium Development Goals. In that regard, we view the ratification and full implementation of the United Nations Convention against Corruption by all member states as vital to the fight
against corruption and we believe that the text of this resolution sends a strong message in this regard.
However, we wish to express our strong disappointment that the title of the resolution A/C.2/60/L.29 adopted today by consensus in the 2nd Committee does not reflect more clearly the provisions of the United Nations Convention Against Corruption, which will enter into force tomorrow, 14 December 2005. We welcome the inclusion of language from paragraph 24(e) of the World Summit Outcome in the text of the present resolution, but we are disappointed that the title of the Resolution does not
reflect the language on asset return that was agreed in the World Summit Outcome.
Canada, the European Union, Liechtenstein, Norway and the United States of America urge all Member States to consider the importance of adopting a resolution at the 61st session of the United Nations General Assembly that more accurately reflects the provisions of the United Nations Convention Against Corruption, both in the title and the text of the resolution.
Canada, the European Union, Liechtenstein, Norway and the United States of America also want to underline that they understand the title of the resolution to mean, inter alia, that assets of illicit origin derived from corruption should be returned, consistent with the United Nations Convention against Corruption to their rightful owners, which in many cases are likely to be the countries of origin. This understanding is in full conformity with the United Nations Convention against Corruption,
in particular its Chapter V."
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