Administration of juvenile justice

Takes note of the report of the Secretary-General on the use and application of UN standards and norms in juvenile justice; welcomes the fact that the Centre for International Crime Prevention of the Office for Drug Control and Crime Prevention of the Secretariat has enhanced its cooperation with other UN entities and with other partners involved in assisting Member States in setting up separate juvenile justice systems; also welcomes the increased number of technical assistance projects in the field of juvenile justice; further welcomes the establishment of a coordination panel on technical advice and assistance in juvenile justice; urges States to include provisions for juvenile justice in their national development plans; stresses the need to give timely assistance to children and young people in difficult circumstances; underlines the importance of establishing alternatives to imprisonment for young people in conflict with the law; requests States to promote re-education and rehabilitation of children and young people; stresses the need for close cooperation between all authorities and other actors working with children and young people; urges Governments to consider including in policies, legislation and programmes on juvenile justice adequate prevention and rehabilitation measures targeting young offenders who are drug addicts or users or who commit drug-related criminal offences; requests the Secretary-General to ensure effective cooperation between the relevant UN entities active in the fields of juvenile justice and drug control; urges States parties to the Convention on the Rights of the child to ensure full implementation of their obligations under the Convention.

Adopted without vote, 43rd plenary meeting

In: Resolutions and decisions of the Economic and Social Council, organizational session for 1999, New York, 20 Jan. and 2-5 Feb. 1999; resumed organizational session for 1999, New York, 25 March, 6 and 7 May and 23 June 1999; substantive session of 1999, Geneva, 5-30 July 1999; resumed substantive session of 1999, New York, 16 Sept., 26 Oct., 15 Nov. and 16 Dec. 1999 - E/1999/99 - p. 53-55 - (ESCOR, 1999, Suppl. no. 1).