A/HRC/RES/35/25 1. Urges States that have not yet done so to consider ratifying the United Nations Convention against Corruption, and calls upon States parties to the Convention to effectively implement it; 2. Welcomes the commitments made by all States in Sustainable Development Goal 16 and its target 16.5 to substantially reduce corruption and bribery in all their forms; 3. Underlines the necessity to step up cooperation and coordination among different stakeholders at the national, regional and international levels to fight corruption in all its forms as a means of contributing positively to the promotion and protection of human rights; 4. Stresses that preventive measures are one of the most effective means of countering corruption and of avoiding its negative impact on the enjoyment of human rights; 5. Urges States to create and maintain, in law and in practice, while addressing the negative impact of corruption on the enjoyment of human rights, a safe and enabling environment in which civil society can operate free from hindrance and insecurity; 6. Calls for the strengthening of preventive measures at all levels, and underlines that one key aspect of preventive measures is to address the needs of those in vulnerable situations who may be the first victims of corruption; 7. Recognizes that the negative impact of corruption on human rights and sustainable development can be addressed and prevented through anti-corruption education, and notes with appreciation the capacity-building activities and specialized curricula developed by relevant institutions, such as the United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime and the International Anti-Corruption Academy; 8. Encourages national anti-corruption authorities and national human rights institutions, where they exist, to cooperate through the exchange of information, where appropriate, and the development of joint strategies and plans of action to fight corruption and its negative impact on the enjoyment of human rights; 9. Stresses that international cooperation can contribute to the prevention of the negative impact of corruption on the enjoyment of human rights, including through the delivery of advisory services, technical assistance and capacity-building, and the exchange of best practices to support States, upon their request, in their efforts to prevent and to fight corruption; 10. Invites the Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights and the United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime, as the secretariat of the Conference of the States Parties to the United Nations Convention against Corruption, to exchange views and to keep each other abreast of ongoing activities to deepen the understanding of the nexus between corruption and human rights; 11. Encourages the mechanisms of the Human Rights Council to consider, within their existing mandates, the issue of the negative impact of corruption on the enjoyment of human rights; 12. Requests the Office of the High Commissioner to organize, before the thirtyninth session of the Human Rights Council, in coordination with the United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime and with the participation of relevant United Nations entities, an intersessional, half-day open-ended expert workshop, with the objective of exchanging best practices on how the United Nations system supports States in preventing and fighting against corruption, with a focus on human rights; 4