United Nations General Assembly A/HRC/RES/21/13 Distr.: General 9 October 2012 Original: English Human Rights Council Twenty-first session Agenda item 3 Promotion and protection of all human rights, civil, political, economic, social and cultural rights, including the right to development Resolution adopted by the Human Rights Council 21/13. Panel discussion on the negative impact of corruption on the enjoyment of human rights The Human Rights Council, Guided by the Charter of the United Nations, Reaffirming the Universal Declaration of Human Rights, the International Covenants on Human Rights and other relevant international human rights instruments, Recalling all relevant resolutions of the Commission on Human Rights and the Human Rights Council, including Council resolution 19/20 of 23 March 2012 on the role of good governance in the promotion and protection of human right, as well as the United Nations Millennium Declaration, Deeply concerned about the increasing negative impact of widespread corruption on the enjoyment of human rights, Recognizing that corruption constitutes one of the obstacles to the effective promotion and protection of human rights, as well as to the achievement of the Millennium Development Goals and other internationally agreed development goals, Welcoming the resolve of States parties to the United Nations Convention against Corruption, noting with interest the provisions of the Convention that have led to the development of a mechanism among States parties to review their progress in combating corruption, and welcoming also the commitment made by all States in the 2005 World Summit Outcome to make the fight against corruption a priority at all levels ,  GE.12- 17350 The resolutions and decisions adopted by the Human Rights Council will be contained in the report of the Council on its twenty-first session (A/HRC/21/2), chap. I.