UNGA: GUIDANCE FOR RESOLUTION ON UN CONGRESS ON

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E.O. 12958: N/A
TAGS: AORC PREL SNAR UNCRIME UNGA
SUBJECT: UNGA: GUIDANCE FOR RESOLUTION ON UN CONGRESS ON
CRIME PREVENTION AND CRIMINAL JUSTICE FOR THE 64TH UNGA


1. (U) This is an action request, see paragraph 3.


2. (U) SUMMARY: The UN General Assembly will consider its
resolution on the UN Congress on Crime Prevention and
Criminal Justice the week of October 26 in New York. The
resolution is expected to be adopted by consensus.

3.(SBU) ACTION REQUEST: USUN is authorized to join consensus
on the adoption of the UNGA resolution, entitled
"Preparations for the Twelfth UN Congress on Crime Prevention
and Criminal Justice." The full text of the resolution is
included in paragraph 4 below.


4. (U) BEGIN TEXT OF THE RESOLUTION:

The General Assembly,
Recalling its resolution 56/119 of 19 December 2001 on the
role, function, periodicity and duration of the United
Nations congresses on the prevention of crime and the
treatment of offenders, in which it stipulated the guidelines
in accordance with which, beginning in 2005, the congresses,
pursuant to paragraphs 29 and 30 of the statement of
principles and programme of action of the United Nations
Crime Prevention and Criminal Justice Programme, should be
held,

Recalling also its resolution 60/177 of 16 December 2005 on
the "Follow-up to the Eleventh United Nations Congress on
Crime Prevention and Criminal Justice",

Recalling further its resolution 63/193 of 18 December 2008,
in which it decided that the main theme of the Twelfth United
Nations Congress on Crime Prevention and Criminal Justice
should be "Comprehensive strategies for global challenges:
crime prevention and criminal justice systems and their
development in a changing world",

Recalling further its resolution 63/193, in which it
requested the Commission on Crime Prevention and Criminal
Justice to accord sufficient time at its eighteenth session
to reviewing the progress made in the preparations for the
Twelfth Congress, to finalize in good time all the necessary
organizational and substantive arrangements and to make its
final recommendations, through the Economic and Social
Council, to the General Assembly,

Recognizing the significant contributions of the congresses
in promoting the exchange of experience in research, law and
policy development and the identification of emerging trends
and issues in crime prevention and criminal justice among
States, intergovernmental and non-governmental organizations
and individual experts representing various professions and
disciplines,

Recognizing also the efforts already made by the Government
of Brazil to prepare for the hosting of the Twelfth Congress
in Salvador from 12 to 19 April 2010,
Stressing the importance of undertaking all the preparatory
activities for the Twelfth Congress in a timely and concerted
manner,
Takes note with appreciation of the report of the
Secretary-General;
Also takes note with appreciation of the discussion guide
prepared by the Secretary-General, in cooperation with the
institutes of the United Nations Crime Prevention and
Criminal Justice Programme network, for the regional
preparatory meetings for the Twelfth United Nations Congress
on Crime Prevention and Criminal Justice;
Acknowledges the relevance of the regional preparatory
meetings, which have examined the substantive items of the
agenda and the workshop topics of the Twelfth Congress and
made action-oriented recommendations to serve as a basis for
the draft declaration to be adopted by the Twelfth Congress;
Requests the Commission on Crime Prevention and Criminal
Justice to begin preparation of a draft declaration at
intersessional meetings to be held well in advance of the
Twelfth Congress, taking into account the recommendations of
the regional preparatory meetings;
Reiterates its decision, contained in its resolution 63/193,
that the high-level segment of the Twelfth Congress shall be
held during the last two days of the Congress in order to
allow Heads of State or Government or government ministers to
focus on the main substantive agenda items of the Congress;
Emphasizes the importance of the workshops to be held during
the Twelfth Congress, and invites Member States,
intergovernmental and non-governmental organizations and
other relevant entities to provide financial, organizational
and technical support to the United Nations Office on Drugs
and Crime and to the institutes of the United Nations Crime
Prevention and Criminal Justice Programme network for the
preparations for the workshops, including the preparation and
circulation of relevant background material;
Invites donor countries to cooperate with developing
countries to ensure their full participation in the
workshops, and encourages States, other entities concerned
and the Secretary-General to work together in order to ensure
that the workshops focus on the respective issues and achieve
practical results, leading to technical cooperation ideas,
projects and documents related to enhancing bilateral and
multilateral efforts in technical assistance activities in
crime prevention and criminal justice;
Reiterates its invitation to Governments and relevant
intergovernmental and non-governmental organizations to
inform the Twelfth Congress about their activities aimed at
the implementation of the Bangkok Declaration "Synergies and
Responses: Strategic Alliances in Crime Prevention and
Criminal Justice", with a view to providing guidance in the
formulation of legislation, policies and programmes in the
field of crime prevention and criminal justice at the
national and international levels, and, to that end, requests
the Secretary-General to compile that information and to
prepare a report on the subject to be submitted to the
Twelfth Congress for consideration;
Reiterates its request to the Secretary-General to make
available the resources necessary to ensure the participation
of the least developed countries in the Twelfth Congress, in
accordance with past practice;
Encourages Governments to make preparations for the Twelfth
Congress at an early stage by all appropriate means,
including, where appropriate, the establishment of national
preparatory committees, with a view to contributing to a
focused and productive discussion on the topics and to
participating actively in the organization and conduct of the
workshops, the submission of national position papers on the
various substantive items of the agenda and the encouragement
of contributions from the academic community and relevant
scientific institutions;
Reiterates its invitation to Member States to be represented
at the Twelfth Congress at the highest possible level, for
example by Heads of State or Government or government
ministers and attorneys general, and to participate actively
in the high-level segment;
Requests the Secretary-General to facilitate the organization
of ancillary meetings of non-governmental and professional
organizations participating in the Twelfth Congress, in
accordance with past practice, as well as meetings of
professional and geographical interest groups, and to take
appropriate measures to encourage the participation of the
academic and research community in the Congress;
Encourages the relevant specialized agencies and programmes
of the United Nations system and intergovernmental and
non-governmental organizations, as well as other professional
organizations, to cooperate with the United Nations Office on
Drugs and Crime in the preparations for the Twelfth Congress;
Requests the Secretary-General to ensure, in collaboration
with Member States, a wide and effective programme of public
information relating to the preparations for the Twelfth
Congress, to the Congress itself and to the follow-up to and
implementation of its recommendations;
Welcomes the appointment, by the Secretary-General, of a
Secretary-General and an Executive Secretary of the Twelfth
Congress, to perform their functions under the rules of
procedure for United Nations congresses on crime prevention
and criminal justice;
Requests the Secretary-General to prepare an overview of the
state of crime and criminal justice worldwide for
presentation at the Twelfth Congress, in accordance with past
practice;
Calls upon the Twelfth Congress to formulate concrete
proposals for further follow-up and action, paying particular
attention to practical arrangements relating to the effective
implementation of the international legal instruments
pertaining to transnational organized crime, terrorism and
corruption and technical assistance activities relating
thereto;
Requests the Commission on Crime Prevention and Criminal
Justice at its nineteenth session to give high priority to
considering the conclusions and recommendations of the
Twelfth Congress, with a view to recommending, through the
Economic and Social Council, appropriate follow-up by the
General Assembly at its sixty-fifth session;
Requests the Secretary-General to ensure proper follow-up to
the present resolution and to report thereon, through the
Commission on Crime Prevention and Criminal Justice, to the
General Assembly at its sixty-fifth session.
CLINTON