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ECOSOC/009
CSUNA XIX
Re: Combating the Harmful Effects of Illicit Financial Flows Resulting From Criminal
Activities
Economic and Social Council
Concerned about the links between various types of transnational organized crime,
including, as appropriate, drug trafficking and related offences provided for in
the United Nations Convention against Transnational Organized Crime, and
their impact on development as well as, in some cases, on security,
Concerned also those transnational organized criminal groups expand their activities to
various sectors of economies with a view, to legalizing proceeds of various
types of crime and utilizing them for criminal purposes,
Concerned further about cases of transnational organized crime, including, as
appropriate, drug trafficking and related offences provided for in the United
Nations Convention against Transnational Organized Crime, that involve vast
quantities of assets, which may exceed the resources of some States, and that
may weaken governance systems, national economies and the rule of law,
Conscious of the need to enhance international cooperation to effectively prevent, detect
and deter international transfers of illicitly acquired assets resulting from
transnational organized crime, including, as appropriate, drug trafficking and
related offences provided for in the United Nations Convention against
Transnational Organized Crime,
Noting the many methods used by transnational organized criminal groups for laundering
proceeds of crime, including through illicit trafficking in precious metals and
the associated raw materials, and welcoming further research by Member States
and other entities to study such methods,
Noting with interest the work undertaken in countering money-laundering within the
framework of relevant specialized regional and international bodies, such as the
World Bank, the International Monetary Fund, the Financial Action Task Force
on Money Laundering, regional bodies similar to the Task Force, the
Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development, the International
Criminal Police Organization (INTERPOL) and the World Customs
Organization,
Noting with interest also the work of the United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime on
the Global Programme against Money-Laundering, Proceeds of Crime and the
Financing of Terrorism and the evaluation of the Global Programme by the
Independent Evaluation Unit, Convinced that technical assistance can play an
important role in enhancing the ability of States, including by strengthening
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capacity and institution-building, to prevent, detect and deter illicit financial
flows originating from transnational organized crime, including, as appropriate,
drug trafficking and related offences provided for in the United Nations
Convention against Transnational Organized Crime,
1. Recommends Member States to fully implement applicable standards, as
appropriate, in order to adopt the comprehensive range of measures
required to prevent and combat money-laundering and the financing of
terrorism;
2. Urges Member States, in accordance with national laws, to require financial
institutions and other businesses or members of any profession subject
to obligations with regard to countering money-laundering to report
promptly to the competent authorities any funds transaction in which
they have reasonable grounds to suspect that the assets are proceeds
of crime and money-laundering resulting from transnational organized
crime, including as appropriate, drug trafficking and related offences
provided for in the United Nations Convention against Transnational
Organized Crime;
3. Encourages Member States to help other countries with the greatest possible
measure of legal assistance and information exchange in connection
with relevant investigations, inquiries and proceedings related to
tracing illicit financial flows and seeking to identify illicitly acquired
assets resulting from transnational organized crime, including, as
appropriate, drug trafficking and related offences provided for in the
United Nations Convention against Transnational Organized Crime;
4. Also encourages Member States to cooperate in confiscation-related
investigations and proceedings, including through the recognition and
enforcement of foreign temporary judicial orders and confiscation
judgements, management of assets and implementation of assetsharing measures, in accordance with their laws and applicable
treaties;
5. Decides to remain actively seized of the matter.
Submitted by: United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland
Seconded by: Spain