A/HRC/RES/34/11 Covenant on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights, are universal, indivisible, interrelated and interdependent, Reaffirming the commitments of States parties to the United Nations Convention against Corruption thereunder, recognizing that the Convention is aimed at promoting and strengthening measures to prevent and combat corruption more efficiently and effectively, and that the return of assets is one of the objectives and a fundamental principle of the Convention, Reaffirming also that all peoples may, for their own ends, freely dispose of their natural wealth and resources without prejudice to any obligations arising out of international economic cooperation, based upon the principle of mutual benefit, and international law, and that in no case may a people be deprived of its own means of subsistence, Recognizing that respect for and adherence to the principles of transparency, accountability and participation are critical factors in ensuring use of returned illicit funds, Recognizing also that fighting corruption at all levels is a priority and that flows of funds of illicit origin deprive countries of resources required to progressively realize human rights, including economic, social and cultural rights, and in particular the right to development, in such a way that threatens the stability and sustainable development of States, undermines the values of democracy, the rule of law and morality and jeopardizes social, economic and political development, Recalling the United Nations Convention against Corruption, underlining its central role in fostering international cooperation to combat corruption and to facilitate the return of the proceeds of corruption-related crimes, and stressing the need for universal adherence to the Convention and for its full implementation, and the full implementation of the resolutions and decisions of the Conference of the States Parties to the Convention, Recalling also that the United Nations Convention against Corruption underlines that States parties should not decline to render mutual legal assistance, pursuant to the Convention, including on the ground of bank secrecy, and in accordance with the domestic law of the requested State, Concerned that the relative amount of wealth from developing countries held abroad is much greater than that from developed countries, and that a significant amount of that wealth held offshore may involve illicit funds, Welcoming the adoption by the General Assembly of the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development,1 and the inclusion therein of targets 16.4, 16.5, 16.6 and 16.10, which underline the commitment of States to significantly reduce by 2030 illicit financial and arms flows, to strengthen the recovery and return of stolen assets and to combat all forms of organized crime, to substantially reduce corruption and bribery in all their forms and to develop effective, accountable and transparent institutions at all levels, and to ensure public access to information and to protect fundamental freedoms, as implementing these targets will contribute to the enjoyment of all human rights, in particular economic, social and cultural rights, Welcoming also the adoption by the Third International Conference on Financing for Development, held in Addis Ababa in July 2015, of the Addis Ababa Action Agenda,2 1 2 2 General Assembly resolution 70/1. General Assembly resolution 69/313.