Ninth UN Congress on the Prevention of Crime and the Treatment of Offenders, G.A. res. 50/145, U.N. Doc. A/RES/50/145 (1995)


      The General Assembly,
 
      Emphasizing the responsibility assumed by the United Nations in the
field of crime prevention and criminal justice in pursuance of Economic and
Social Council resolution 155 C (VII) of 13 August 1948 and General Assembly
resolution 415 (V) of 1 December 1950,
 
      Acknowledging that the United Nations congresses on the prevention of
crime and the treatment of offenders, as major intergovernmental forums, have
influenced national policies and practices and promoted international
cooperation in this field by facilitating the exchange of views and
experiences, mobilizing public opinion and recommending policy options at the
national, regional and international levels,
 
      Recalling its resolution 46/152 of 18 December 1991, in the annex to
which Member States affirmed that the United Nations congresses on the
prevention of crime and the treatment of offenders should be held every five
years and should provide a forum for, inter alia, the exchange of views
between States, intergovernmental and non-governmental organizations and
individual experts representing various professions and disciplines, the
exchange of experiences in research, law and policy development and the
identification of emerging trends and issues in crime prevention and criminal
justice, 
 
      Bearing in mind the theme for the Ninth United Nations Congress on the
Prevention of Crime and the Treatment of Offenders, which was "Less crime,
more justice:  security for all", and the importance of achieving this goal at
the national and international levels,
 
      Deeply concerned about the rising levels of crime in many parts of the
world, particularly transnational organized crime and its negative effects on
socio-economic development, political stability and the internal and external
security of States, as well as on the well-being of people,
 
      Convinced that the United Nations crime prevention and criminal justice
programme has a significant role to play in enhancing regional and
interregional cooperation in crime prevention and criminal justice in order to
achieve further progress in this area, including the mobilization and
coordination of efforts by Member States to combat crime in all its forms and
to ensure greater justice,
 
      Recalling its resolution 49/157 of 23 December 1994, in which it
requested the Commission on Crime Prevention and Criminal Justice to give
priority attention at its fourth session to the conclusions and
recommendations of the Ninth Congress, with a view to recommending, through
the Economic and Social Council, appropriate follow-up by the General Assembly
at its fiftieth session,
 
      Having considered the report of the Ninth Congress and the related
recommendations made by the Commission on Crime Prevention and Criminal
Justice at its fourth session,
 
      1.    Expresses its satisfaction with the results achieved by the Ninth
United Nations Congress on the Prevention of Crime and the Treatment of
Offenders, held at Cairo from 29 April to 8 May 1995;
 
      2.    Expresses its profound gratitude to the Government and people of
Egypt for the generous hospitality extended to the participants at the Ninth
Congress and for the efficient facilities, staff and services placed at their
disposal;
 
      3.    Takes note with appreciation of the report of the Ninth Congress,
which contains the results of the Congress, including the recommendations and
suggestions made at the workshops, at the special plenary meeting on combating
corruption involving public officials and at the special plenary meeting on
technical cooperation;
 
      4.    Endorses the resolutions adopted by the Ninth Congress, as
approved by the Commission on Crime Prevention and Criminal Justice, and also
endorses the recommendations made by the Commission, at its fourth session,
and by the Economic and Social Council, at its substantive session of 1995, on
the implementation of the resolutions and recommendations of the Ninth
Congress, as contained in Council resolution 1995/27 of 24 July 1995;
 
      5.    Invites Governments to be guided by the resolutions and
recommendations of the Ninth Congress in formulating legislation and policy
directives and to make all efforts to implement the principles contained
therein, in accordance with the economic, social, legal, cultural and
political circumstances of each country;
 
      6.    Requests the Secretary-General to pay particular attention to the
operational aspects of the follow-up to the Ninth Congress in order to assist
interested States in strengthening the rule of law by reinforcing their
national machinery, promoting human resource development, undertaking joint
training activities and executing pilot and demonstration projects, and urges
the Department for Development Support and Management Services of the
Secretariat, the United Nations Development Programme, the World Bank and
other funding agencies to continue to provide financial support and assistance
within the framework of their technical cooperation programmes;
 
      7.    Urges all entities of the United Nations system, including the
regional commissions, the regional institutes for the prevention of crime and
the treatment of offenders and the relevant intergovernmental and
non-governmental organizations to become actively involved in the
implementation of the resolutions and recommendations of the Ninth Congress,
paying particular attention to the needs and priorities identified by Member
States;
 
      8.    Expresses its appreciation to those Member States, institutes and
intergovernmental and non-governmental organizations which have provided human
and financial resources, particularly on the occasion of the Ninth Congress,
and invites Governments to lend their support to the United Nations crime
prevention and criminal justice programme and to increase their financial
contributions to the United Nations Crime Prevention and Criminal Justice
Trust Fund;
 
      9.    Requests the Secretary-General to circulate the report of the
Ninth Congress to Member States and intergovernmental and non-governmental
organizations, so as to ensure that it is disseminated as widely as possible,
and to conduct appropriate public information activities in this field;
 
      10.   Also requests the Secretary-General to submit to the General
Assembly, at its fifty-first session, a report on the measures taken to
implement the present resolution;
 
      11.   Decides to include in the provisional agenda of its fifty-first
session the item entitled "Crime prevention and criminal justice".
      

 

 



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