A/RES/62/175. Resolution of the United Nations General Assembly, 2007

• Resolution Number: A/RES/62/175
• Year: 2007
• Session: 62nd
• Issuer: General Assembly of the United Nation

United Nations A/RES/62/175

General Assembly Distr.: General

20 March 2008

Sixty-second session

Agenda item 106

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Resolution adopted by the General Assembly on 18 December 2007

[on the report of the Third Committee (A/62/440)]

62/175. Strengthening the United Nations Crime Prevention and

Criminal Justice Programme, in particular its technical

cooperation capacity

The General Assembly

,

Recalling

its resolution 46/152 of 18 December 1991 on the creation of an

effective United Nations crime prevention and criminal justice programme, and its

resolution 61/181 of 20 December 2006 on strengthening the United Nations Crime

Prevention and Criminal Justice Programme, in particular its technical cooperation

capacity,

Recalling

also

its resolution 60/1 of 16 September 2005 on the 2005 World

Summit Outcome, in particular the sections on transnational crime and terrorism,

Taking note with appreciation

of the adoption by the Economic and Social

Council of the strategy for the period 2008–2011 for the United Nations Office on

Drugs and Crime,

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which aims, inter alia, to enhance its effectiveness and flexibility

in providing technical assistance and policy services,

Recalling

section XI of its resolution 61/252 of 22 December 2006, entitled

“Strengthening the United Nations Crime Prevention and Criminal Justice

Programme and the role of the Commission on Crime Prevention and Criminal

Justice as its governing body”, where the Commission, as the principal United

Nations policymaking body on crime prevention and criminal justice issues, was

given the authority to approve the budget of the United Nations Crime Prevention

and Criminal Justice Fund, and looking forward to the outcome of the reconvened

sixteenth session of the Commission, to be held on 29 and 30 November 2007,

Recalling also

its resolution 61/209 of 20 December 2006, entitled “Preventing

and combating corrupt practices and transfer of assets of illicit origin and returning

such assets, in particular to the countries of origin, consistent with the United

Nations Convention against Corruption”,

Reaffirming

its resolutions relating to the urgent need to strengthen

international cooperation and technical assistance in promoting and facilitating the

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1 See Economic and Social Council resolutions 2007/12 and 2007/19.