Strengthening the United Nations Crime Prevention and Criminal Justice Programme, Particularly Its Technical Cooperation Capacity

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Who created this mandate?

A Resolution of the General Assembly, under agenda item 101Crime prevention and criminal justice, published in 1997.

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4 versions · 1995–1998

This is an older version — the most recent is A/RES/52/90

1998A/RES/52/90Strengthening the United Nations Crime Prevention and Criminal Justice Programme, particularly its technical cooperation capacityLatestCompare with previous version
1997A/RES/51/63Strengthening the United Nations Crime Prevention and Criminal Justice Programme, particularly its technical cooperation capacityCompare with previous version
1996A/RES/50/146Strengthening the United Nations crime prevention and criminal justice programme, particularly its technical cooperation capacityCompare with previous version
1995A/RES/49/158Strengthening the United Nations crime prevention and criminal justice programme, particularly its technical cooperation capacity

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9 topics

Advisory Services Coordination Within UN System Crime Prevention Criminal Justice Inter-Agency Cooperation Judicial System Programme Implementation Programmes of Action Technical Cooperation

What does this mandate say?

14 operative paragraphs

Takes note with appreciation of the report of the Secretary-General on the progress made in the implementation of General Assembly resolutions 50/145 and 50/146 of 21 December 1995;

Reaffirms the importance of the United Nations Crime Prevention and Criminal Justice Programme and the crucial role it has to play in promoting effective action to strengthen international cooperation in crime prevention and criminal justice, in responding to the needs of the international community in the face of both national and transnational criminality and in assisting Member States in achieving the goals of preventing crime within and among States and improving the response to crime;

Also reaffirms the priority of the Programme, in accordance with the relevant resolutions, and the need for an appropriate share of the existing United Nations resources for the Programme;

Welcomes the upgrading of the Crime Prevention and Criminal Justice Branch of the Secretariat to a division, while noting the severe impact of the budgetary cuts on its capacity to deliver the services required by Member States;

Reaffirms its resolution 50/214 of 23 December 1995, and requests the Secretary-General to ensure, in particular, the full implementation of section III, paragraphs 29 and 30, of that resolution;

Requests the Secretary-General to strengthen further the Programme by providing it with the resources necessary for the full implementation of its mandate, including follow-up action to the Naples Political Declaration and Global Action Plan against Organized Transnational Crimeand to the Ninth United Nations Congress on the Prevention of Crime and the Treatment of Offenders;

Reaffirms the high priority attached to technical cooperation and advisory services in the field of crime prevention and criminal justice, and stresses the need to continue to improve the operational activities of the Programme, in particular in developing countries and countries in transition, in order to meet the needs of Member States, at their request, for support in crime prevention and criminal justice;

Calls upon States and United Nations funding agencies to make significant financial contributions for operational activities of the Programme, and encourages all States to make voluntary contributions for that purpose to the United Nations Crime Prevention and Criminal Justice Fund, also taking into account the activities required for the implementation of the Naples Political Declaration and Global Action Plan against Organized Transnational Crime;

Calls upon the United Nations Development Programme, the World Bank and other international, regional and national funding agencies to support technical operational activities in this field and to include such activities in their programmes, utilizing the expertise of the United Nations Crime Prevention and Criminal Justice Programme in such activities and cooperating closely on relevant technical assistance projects and advisory missions;

Takes note with appreciation of the contributions of the Programme to United Nations peacekeeping and special missions, as well as its contributions to the follow-up to those missions, inter alia, through advisory services, and encourages the Secretary-General, as a way of strengthening the rule of law, to recommend the inclusion of the re-establishment and reform of criminal justice systems in peacekeeping operations;

Requests the Secretary-General to continue to strengthen cooperation between the Crime Prevention and Criminal Justice Division and the United Nations International Drug Control Programme, in particular in the area of money-laundering;

Also requests the Secretary-General to take all necessary measures to assist the Commission on Crime Prevention and Criminal Justice, as the principal policy-making body in this field, in performing its activities, including cooperation and coordination with other relevant bodies, such as the Commission on Narcotic Drugs, the Commission on Human Rights and the Commission on the Status of Women;

Calls upon the Commission on Crime Prevention and Criminal Justice to give effect to its relevant resolutions on strategic management of the Programme, in particular those concerning reporting requirements, submission of proposals and resource mobilization;

Requests the Secretary-General to submit a report on the implementation of the present resolution to the General Assembly at its fifty-second session.

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