Action Against Transnational Organized Crime :#assistance to States in Capacity-Building with a View to Facilitating the Implementation of the United Nations Convention Against Transnational Organized Crime and the Protocols Thereto

A/RES/56/120View PDF

Who adopted this document and its mandates?

A Resolution of the General Assembly, under agenda item 110 Crime prevention and criminal justice, published in 2002.

What subjects does this mandate have?

10 subjects

Capacity Building Conferences Economies in Transition Organized Crime Programme Implementation Report Preparation Resources Allocation Signatures, Accessions, Ratifications Technical Cooperation Transnational Crime

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5 operative paragraphs

Welcomes the signing of the United Nations Convention against Transnational Organized Crime and the Protocols thereto;

Expresses its appreciation for the offers of a number of Governments to host regional conferences at the ministerial level and for the financial contributions of a number of States for the purpose of holding pre-ratification seminars on facilitating the entry into force of the Convention and the Protocols thereto and their future implementation;

Encourages Member States to make adequate voluntary contributions to the United Nations Crime Prevention and Criminal Justice Fund for the provision to developing countries and countries with economies in transition of the technical assistance they may require for implementation of the Convention and the Protocols thereto, including assistance for the preparatory measures needed for that implementation, taking into account article 30 of the Convention;

Requests the Secretary-General to provide the Centre for International Crime Prevention of the Office for Drug Control and Crime Prevention of the Secretariat with the resources necessary to enable it to promote, in an effective manner, the entry into force and implementation of the Convention and the Protocols thereto, inter alia, through the provision of assistance to developing countries and countries with economies in transition for building capacity in the areas covered by the Convention and the Protocols thereto;

Also requests the Secretary-General to submit a report on the implementation of the present resolution to the Commission on Crime Prevention and Criminal Justice at its eleventh session.

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