Follow-Up to the 14th United Nations Congress on Crime Prevention and Criminal Justice and Preparations for the 15th United Nations Congress on Crime Prevention and Criminal Justice

A/RES/80/225View PDF

Who adopted this document and its mandates?

A document of the General Assembly, under agenda item 107 Crime prevention and criminal justice, published in 2025.

What other versions does this mandate have?

13 versions · 2008–2025

Year	Symbol	Title	Word length	Text similarity
2025	A/RES/80/225	Follow-up to the 14th United Nations Congress on Crime Prevention and Criminal Justice and preparations for the 15th United Nations Congress on Crime Prevention and Criminal Justice	1,514	39%Compare
2024	A/RES/79/186	Follow-up to the 14th United Nations Congress on Crime Prevention and Criminal Justice and preparations for the 15th United Nations Congress on Crime Prevention and Criminal Justice	2,032	51%Compare
2023	A/RES/78/223	Follow-up to the 14th United Nations Congress on Crime Prevention and Criminal Justice and preparations for the 15th United Nations Congress on Crime Prevention and Criminal Justice	2,045	39%Compare
2023	A/RES/77/231	Follow-up to the 14th United Nations Congress on Crime Prevention and Criminal Justice and preparations for the 15th United Nations Congress on Crime Prevention and Criminal Justice	1,092	24%Compare
2020	A/RES/74/171	Follow-up to the 13th United Nations Congress on Crime Prevention and Criminal Justice and preparations for the 14th United Nations Congress on Crime Prevention and Criminal Justice	1,643	28%Compare

Who cites this mandate in the budget?

1 entity

Entity	(Sub-)Programme	Title	Total mandates cited	Expenditure
	Subprogramme 9	Provision of secretariat services and substantive support to the Commission on Narcotic Drugs, the Commission on Crime Prevention and Criminal Justice and the United Nations Congress on Crime Prevention and Criminal Justice	12	Unavailable

Historical expenditure covers the complete programme or subprogramme, not this mandate. For an overview of all UN entities and programmes, see UN entities and programmes.

Who cites this mandate in the budget?

1 entity

Entity	(Sub-)Programme	Title	Total mandates cited	Expenditure
	Subprogramme 9	Provision of secretariat services and substantive support to the Commission on Narcotic Drugs, the Commission on Crime Prevention and Criminal Justice and the United Nations Congress on Crime Prevention and Criminal Justice	12	—

Historical expenditure covers the complete programme or subprogramme, not this mandate. For an overview of all UN entities and programmes, see UN entities and programmes.

Which reports were submitted under this mandate?

12 reports · 2009–2026

Year	Symbol	Title	Mandate resolution
2026	A/81/139	Follow-up to the 14th United Nations Congress on Crime Prevention and Criminal Justice and preparations for the 15th United Nations Congress on Crime Prevention and Criminal Justice report of the Secretary-General	A/RES/80/225
2025	A/80/223	Follow-up to the 14th United Nations Congress on Crime Prevention and Criminal Justice and preparations for the 15th United Nations Congress on Crime Prevention and Criminal Justice report of the Secretary-General	A/RES/79/186
2024	A/79/134	Follow-up to the 14th United Nations Congress on Crime Prevention and Criminal Justice and Preparations for the 15th United Nations Congress on Crime Prevention and Criminal Justice report of the Secretary-General	A/RES/78/223
2023	A/78/159	Follow-up to the 14th United Nations Congress on Crime Prevention and Criminal Justice and preparations for the 15th United Nations Congress on Crime Prevention and Criminal Justice report of the Secretary-General	A/RES/77/231
2021	A/76/119	Fourteenth United Nations Congress on Crime Prevention and Criminal Justice report of the Secretary-General	A/RES/74/171

What subjects does this mandate have?

3 subjects

Conferences Crime Prevention Criminal Justice

What’s in this document?

14 operative paragraphs

Encourages Governments to take into account, as appropriate, the Kyoto Declaration, as well as declarations adopted by previous United Nations congresses on crime prevention and criminal justice, when formulating legislation and policy directives and to implement the principles contained therein, in conformity with the purposes and principles of the Charter of the United Nations;

Takes note of the follow-up by the Commission on Crime Prevention and Criminal Justice to the Kyoto Declaration, including through the holding of intersessional thematic discussions that facilitated the sharing of information, good practices and lessons learned among Member States and relevant stakeholders, in the consideration of the follow-up to the Fifteenth United Nations Congress on Crime Prevention and Criminal Justice and to the implementation of the Abu Dhabi declaration;

Invites Governments and relevant intergovernmental and non‑governmental organizations to inform the Fifteenth Congress about their activities relating to the implementation of the Kyoto Declaration that are aimed at supporting the formulation of legislation, policies and programmes in the field of crime prevention and criminal justice;

Notes with appreciation the work undertaken thus far in the preparations for the Fifteenth Congress, including the convening of the five regional preparatory meetings;

Takes note of the reports of the regional preparatory meetings,³ to be taken into account during the preparations for and the deliberations of the Fifteenth Congress;

³A/CONF.241/RPM.1/2, A/CONF.241/RPM.2/2, A/CONF.241/RPM.3/2, A/CONF.241/RPM.4/2 and A/CONF.241/RPM.5/2.

Reiterates its invitation to Member States to be represented at the Fifteenth Congress at the highest possible level and to play an active role in the Fifteenth Congress by sending legal and policy experts, including practitioners with special training and practical experience in crime prevention and criminal justice;

Invites Member States, intergovernmental and non‑governmental organizations and other relevant entities to provide support to the United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime and the institutes of the United Nations crime prevention and criminal justice programme network for the preparations for the workshops to be held during the Fifteenth Congress, including the preparation and circulation of relevant background material, and encourages States, the institutes of the United Nations crime prevention and criminal justice programme network, other concerned entities and the Secretary-General to work together in order to ensure that the workshops are well focused and achieve practical results, leading to technical cooperation ideas and projects and documents for enhancing bilateral and multilateral technical assistance activities in crime prevention and criminal justice;

Reiterates its request to the Secretary-General to facilitate the organization of ancillary meetings of non‑governmental and professional organizations participating in the Fifteenth 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, and encourages Member States to actively participate in the above-mentioned meetings, as they provide an opportunity to develop and maintain strong partnerships with the private sector and civil society organizations;

Welcomes the plan for the documentation for the Fifteenth Congress, prepared by the Secretary-General in consultation with the extended Bureau of the Commission on Crime Prevention and Criminal Justice;

Requests the Secretary-General to present to the Fifteenth Congress an overview of the state of crime and criminal justice worldwide, using available information and data, intended to inform and facilitate the discussions of Member States;

Requests the Commission on Crime Prevention and Criminal Justice to give high priority at its thirty-fifth session to considering the outcome of the Fifteenth Congress, with a view to recommending, through the Economic and Social Council, appropriate follow-up by the General Assembly at its eighty-first session;

Requests the Secretary-General to ensure proper preparations for the Fifteenth Congress through the Commission on Crime Prevention and Criminal Justice at its thirty-fifth session and to submit a report to the General Assembly at its eighty-first session;

Also requests the Secretary-General to provide the United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime with the necessary resources, from within the programme budget for 2026, to support the preparations for and holding of the Fifteenth Congress;

Further requests the Secretary-General to make available, within existing resources, the funds necessary to ensure the participation of the least developed countries in the Fifteenth Congress, in accordance with past practice.

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