This report, submitted in accordance with resolution 19/38, illustrates the negative impact of illicit financial flows on developing and in particular the extent to which non-repatriation of funds of illicit origin impact on the implementation of human rights in the countries of origin. The report finds that illicit financial flows, including those derived from corruption and embezzlement by public officials, have considerable negative impacts on the realization of human rights, particularly in developing countries and especially in a context where these countries face a financing gap of around US$112 billion annually in the to meet the Millennium Development Goals which aim to deliver basic social goods such as education, health care, water and sanitation and food security.
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