Guidelines on Justice in Matters involving Child Victims and Witnesses of Crime

Adopts the Guidelines on Justice in Matters involving Child Victims and Witnesses of Crime, annexed to the present resolution, as a useful framework that could assist Member States in enhancing the protection of child victims and witnesses in the criminal justice system; calls upon Member States that have developed legislation, procedures, policies or practices for child victims and witnesses to make information available to other States, upon request and where appropriate, and to assist them in developing and implementing training or other activities in relation to the use of the Guidelines; calls upon the UN Office on Drugs and Crime to provide technical assistance as well as advisory services, to Member States, upon request, to assist them in the use of the Guidelines; requests the Secretary-General to ensure the widest possible dissemination of the guidelines; recommends that Member States bring the Guidelines to attention of relevant governmental and non-governmental organizations and institutions; requests the Secretary-General to report to the Commission on Crime Prevention and Criminal Justice at its 17th session on the implementation of the present resolution.

Adopted without vote, 36th plenary meeting

Guidelines on Justice in Matters Involving Child Victims and Witnesses of Crime (2005)

"Annex: Guidelines on Justice in Matters involving Child Victims and Witnesses of Crime": p. 51-58.
In: Resolutions and decisions of the Economic and Social Council, organizational session for 2005, New York, 19 Jan., 4 Feb. and 1 and 31 Mar. 2005; resumed organizational session for 2005, New York, 27 and 28 Apr. and 9 June 2005; substantive session of 2005, New York, 29 June-27 July 2005; resumed substantive session of 2005, New York, 21 Oct. 2005 - E/2005/99 - p. 49-58 - (ESCOR, 2005, Suppl. no. 1).