The United Nations Convention against Corruption was adopted by the United Nations General Assembly by resolution 58/4 of 31 October 2003. The United Nations, or UN, is an international organization established in 1945 and now made up of 191 states. ... The term general assembly can refer to The largest unit of organisation in the polity of a (national) Presbyterian church, containing several synods or presbyteries. ... October 31 is the 304th day of the year (305th in leap years) in the Gregorian Calendar, with 61 days remaining, as the final day of October. ...

To combat corruption it foresees measures on

• prevention
• criminalization
• international cooperation
• asset recovery

The Convention requires 30 ratifications to come into force; as of June 2005, there are 123 signatories and 25 ratifications. It has yet to be ratified by a G8 state.[1] (http://www.unodc.org/unodc/en/crime_signatures_corruption.html) G-8 work session; July 20-22, 2001. ...

See also

• Convention against Transnational Organized Crime

In 2000 the United Nations adopted in 2000 the Convention against Transnational Organized Crime, also called the Palermo Convention and two protocols thereto: Protocol to Prevent, Suppress and Punish Trafficking in Persons, Especially Women and Children; and Protocol against the Smuggling of Migrants by Land, Sea and Air. ...

External links

• UN Convention against Corruption website (http://www.unodc.org/unodc/en/crime_convention_corruption.html)