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

Commends the UN African Institute for the Prevention of Crime and the Treatment of Offenders for its efforts to promote and coordinate regional technical cooperation activities related to crime prevention and criminal justice systems in Africa; also commends the initiative of the UN Office on Drugs and Crime in strengthening its working relationship with the Institute by supporting and involving the Institute in the implementation of a number of activities; reiterates the need to strengthen further the capacity of the Institute to support national mechanisms for crime prevention and criminal justice in African countries; urges the States members of the Institute to continue to make every possible effort to meet their obligations to the Institute; requests the Secretary-General to intensify efforts to mobilize all relevant entities of the UN system to provide the necessary financial and technical support to the Institute to enable it to fulfil its mandate; also requests the Secretary-General to continue his efforts to mobilize the financial resources necessary to maintain the Institute with the core professional staff required to enable it to function effectively in the fulfilment of its mandated obligations; requests the Secretary-General to enhance the promotion of regional cooperation, coordination and collaboration in the fight against crime, especially in its transnational dimension, which cannot be dealt with adequately by national action alone; also requests the Secretary-General to continue making concrete proposals, including for the provision of additional core professional staff, to strengthen the programmes and activities of the Institute.

Adopted without vote, 65th plenary meeting

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Issued in GAOR, 64th sess., Suppl. no. 49.