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Report of the 6th United Nations Congress on the Prevention of Crime and the Treatment of Offenders

A/RES/35/171No PDF available

Who created this mandate?

A Resolution of the General Assembly, under agenda item 65Crime prevention and control, published in 1981.

What other versions does this mandate have?

2 versions · 1978–1981
  • 1981A/RES/35/171Report of the 6th United Nations Congress on the Prevention of Crime and the Treatment of OffendersLatestCompare with previous version
  • 1978A/RES/32/59Report of the 5th United Nations Congress on the Prevention of Crime and the Treatment of Offenders

iVersions are identified automatically by matching titles within the same organ (~97% accuracy on a manual audit).

What subjects does this mandate have?

4 topics
Crime PreventionCriminal JusticeDeclarationsInternational Cooperation

What does this mandate say?

6 operative paragraphs
1
Takes note with satisfaction of the report of the Sixth United Nations Congress on the Prevention of Crime and the Treatment of Offenders:
2
Endorses the Caracas Declaration contained in that report and adopted by consensus at the Sixth United Nations Congress on the Prevention of Crime and the Treatment of Offenders, annexed to the present resolution:
3
Affirms that crime prevention and criminal justice should be considered in the context of economic development, political, social and cultural systems and social values and changes, as well as in the context of a new international economic order:
4
Requests the Secretary-General to take the necessary steps to provide sufficient resources to ensure that the Crime Prevention and Criminal Justice Branch of the Centre for Social Development and Humanitarian Affairs of the Secretariat is able to discharge its responsibilities in accordance with its mandate and the recommendations of the Sixth United Nations Congress on the Prevention of Crime and the Treatment of Offenders;
5
Also requests the Secretary-General to take such steps as may be appropriate for the necessary strengthening of activities, especially at the regional and subregional levels, taking into account the specific needs of each region, including the establishment of institutes for research, training and technical assistance in those regions that are without such institutes, as well as the '" A/CONF.87/14/Rev.l strengthening of existing institutes, in order to facilitate international co-operation in the field of crime prevention:
6
Urges the Secretary-General to implement the conclusions concerning the new perspectives for international co-operation in respect of crime prevention
adopted by the Sixth United Nations Congress on the Prevention of Crime and the Treatment of Offenders:

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