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cooperation and responsiveness of financial institutions to foreign requests to freeze and
recover funds of illicit origin and the provision of an efficient mutual legal assistance
regime to States requesting repatriation of those funds, and encourages the promotion of
human and institutional capacity-building in that regard;
26.
Requests the Advisory Committee, in preparation of the study requested by
the Human Rights Council in its resolution 34/11 on the possibility of utilizing nonrepatriated illicit funds, including through monetization and/or the establishment of
investment funds, to seek the views of regional and international experts and organizations,
as well as United Nations bodies and non-governmental organizations, including by holding
a one-day meeting in Geneva in April or May 2019;
27.
Requests the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights to
provide all assistance and financial resources necessary to allow the Advisory Committee to
carry out the mandate set out in the present resolution, and calls upon all relevant
stakeholders, including States and United Nations bodies and agencies, and other
international and regional entities to cooperate fully with the Advisory Committee in this
regard;
28.
Requests the Secretary-General to bring the present resolution to the attention
of all Member States and the forums dealing with the issue of the repatriation of funds of
illicit origin within the United Nations system for consideration and necessary action and
coordination as appropriate, particularly within the context of the Conference of the States
Parties to the United Nations Convention against Corruption and the United Nations
Conference on Trade and Development;
29.
Decides to continue its consideration of this matter under the same agenda
item.
52nd meeting
21 March 2019
[Adopted by a recorded vote of 31 to 2, with 14 abstentions. The voting was as follows:
In favour:
Afghanistan, Angola, Argentina, Bahrain, Bangladesh, Brazil, Burkina Faso,
Cameroon, Chile, China, Cuba, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Egypt,
Eritrea, Fiji, India, Iraq, Nepal, Nigeria, Pakistan, Peru, Philippines, Qatar,
Rwanda, Saudi Arabia, Senegal, Somalia, South Africa, Togo, Tunisia,
Uruguay
Against:
Japan, Ukraine
Abstaining:
Australia, Austria, Bahamas, Bulgaria, Croatia, Czechia, Denmark, Hungary,
Iceland, Italy, Mexico, Slovakia, Spain, United Kingdom of Great Britain and
Northern Ireland]
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