Tackling illicit trafficking in wildlife A/RES/73/343 and flora listed in its appendices, and in this regard welcoming the relevant resolutions and decisions adopted at the eighteenth meeting of the Conference of the Parties to the Convention, held in Geneva from 17 to 28 August 2019, Recognizing also the importance of other multilateral environmental agreements, including the Convention on the Conservation of Migratory Species of Wild Animals, 3 the Convention on Biological Diversity, 4 the Convention concerning the Protection of the World Cultural and Natural Heritage 5 and the Convention on Wetlands of International Importance especially as Waterfowl Habitat, 6 Recalling Economic and Social Council resolution 2013/40 of 25 July 2013 on crime prevention and criminal justice responses to illicit trafficking in protected species of wild fauna and flora, in which the Council encouraged Member States to make illicit trafficking in protected species of wild fauna and flora involving organized criminal groups a serious crime, Reaffirming that the United Nations Convention against Transnational Organized Crime 7 and the United Nations Convention against Corruption 8 constitute effective tools and an important part of the legal framework for international cooperation in fighting illicit trafficking in endangered species of wild fauna and flora, Bearing in mind that the illicit trade in small arms and light weapons could be linked to illicit trafficking in wildlife, which may pose a serious threat to national and regional stability in some parts of Africa, Recognizing the important work of the International Consortium on Combating Wildlife Crime, a collaborative effort of the secretariat of the Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species of Wild Fauna and Flora, the International Criminal Police Organization (INTERPOL), the United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime, the World Bank and the World Customs Organization, by, inter alia, providing technical assistance to Member States, Welcoming resolution 2/14 of 27 May 2016 of the United Nations Environment Assembly of the United Nations Environment Programme, on the illegal trade in wildlife and wildlife products, 9 Welcoming also the efforts of and cooperation between Member States, intergovernmental organizations and non-governmental organizations, as well as activities of United Nations agencies and other entities, aimed at preventing and fighting illicit trafficking in wildlife, and in this regard taking note of the Paris Declaration of 2013, the London Declaration of 2014, the Kasane Statement of 2015, the Brazzaville Declaration of 2015, the Hanoi Statement of 2016 and the London Declaration of 2018, Welcoming further the adoption of the CITES Strategic Vision 2021–2030 at the eighteenth meeting of the Conference of Parties to the Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species of Wild Flora and Fauna, Underlining the importance of the forthcoming United Nations summit on biodiversity and the fifteenth meeting of the Conference of the Parties to the Convention on Biological Diversity, to be held in Kunming, China, in 2020, at which the Co nference __________________ 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 19-15932 Ibid., vol. 1651, No. 28395. Ibid., vol. 1760, No. 30619. Ibid., vol. 1037, No. 15511. Ibid., vol. 996, No. 14583. Ibid., vol. 2225, No. 39574. Ibid., vol. 2349, No. 42146. See Official Records of the General Assembly, Seventy-first Session, Supplement No. 25 (A/71/25), annex. 3/8