Requests the Commission on Crime Prevention and Criminal Justice to begin preparation of a draft declaration at intersessional meetings to be held following its 13th session, for submission to the 11th UN Congress at least one month prior to its commencement, taking into account the recommendations of the regional preparatory meetings; approves the draft programme of work for the 11th UN Congress and the documentation relating thereto; emphasizes the importance of the workshops to be held during the 11th UN Congress; requests the Secretary-General to facilitate the organization of ancillary meetings of non-governmental and professional organizations participating in the 11th UN 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; requests the Secretary-General to prepare an overview of the state of crime and criminal justice worldwide for presentation at the 11th UN Congress, in accordance with past practice.

Adopted without vote, 74th plenary meeting

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Issued in GAOR, 59th sess., Suppl. no. 49.