In its Resolution 55/61 of 4 December 2000, the United Nations' General Assembly recognised that an effective international legal instrument against corruption was desirable and decided to establish an ad hoc committee for the negotiation of such an instrument.
ANO Ģenerālā asambleja savā 2000. gada 4. decembra Rezolūcijā Nr. 55/61 atzina, ka ir vēlams izveidot efektīvu starptautisku juridisko instrumentu cīņai ar korupciju, un nolēma izveicot ad hoc komiteju šāda instrumenta izstrādei.