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Nations bodies, including the United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime, national human
rights institutions and non-governmental organizations in order to finalize the abovementioned study;
33.
Requests the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights to
provide all assistance and financial resources necessary to allow the Independent Expert 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 Independent Expert in this
regard;
34.
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;
35.
Decides to continue its consideration of this matter under the same agenda
item.
56th meeting
23 March 2017
[Adopted by a recorded vote of 30 to 1, with 16 abstentions. The voting was as follows:
In favour:
Bangladesh, Bolivia (Plurinational State of), Botswana, Brazil, Burundi,
China, Congo, Côte d’Ivoire, Cuba, Ecuador, Egypt, El Salvador, Ethiopia,
Ghana, India, Indonesia, Iraq, Kenya, Kyrgyzstan, Mongolia, Nigeria,
Philippines, Qatar, Rwanda, Saudi Arabia, South Africa, Togo, Tunisia,
United Arab Emirates, Venezuela (Bolivarian Republic of)
Against:
United States of America
Abstaining:
Albania, Belgium, Croatia, Georgia, Germany, Hungary, Japan, Latvia,
Netherlands, Panama, Paraguay, Portugal, Republic of Korea, Slovenia,
Switzerland, United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland]
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