United Nations African Institute for the Prevention of Crime and the Treatment of Offenders : resolution / adopted by the General Assembly

Reiterates the need to strengthen further the capacity of the Institute to support national mechanisms for crime prevention and criminal justice in African countires; urges the States members of the Institute to make every possible effort to meet their obligations to the Institute; calls upon all Member States and non-governmental organizations to adopt concrete practical measures to support the Institute in the implementation of its programmes and activities; requests the Secretary-General to intensify efforts to mobilize all relevant entities of the UN system to provide the necessary financial and technical support and core professional staff to the Institute; calls upon the UN Crime Prevention and Criminal Justice Programme and the UN International Drug Control Programme to work closely with the Institute; requests the Secretary-General to enhance regional cooperation, coordination and collaboration in the fight against crime, especially in its transnational dimension; also requests the Secretary-General to make concrete proposals, including the provision of additional core professional staff, in order to strengthen the programmes and activities of the Institute.

Adopted without vote, 81st plenary meeting

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