A/RES/67/191. Resolution of the United Nations General Assembly, 2012

• Year: 2012
• Resolution Number: A/RES/67/191
• Session: 67th
• Issuer: General Assembly of the United Nation

United Nations A/RES/67/191

General Assembly Distr.: General

27 March 2013

Sixty-seventh session

Agenda item 103

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Resolution adopted by the General Assembly on 20 December 2012

[on the report of the Third Committee (A/67/458)]

67/191. United Nations African Institute for the Prevention of

Crime and the Treatment of Offenders

The General Assembly

,

Recalling

its resolution 66/182 of 19 December 2011 and all other relevant

resolutions,

Taking note

of the report of the Secretary-General,

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Bearing in mind

that weaknesses in crime prevention lead to subsequent

difficulties at the level of crime control mechanisms, and bearing in mind also the

urgent need to establish effective crime prevention strategies for Africa, as well as

the importance of law enforcement agencies and the judiciary at the regional and

subregional levels,

Aware

of the devastating impact of new and more dynamic crime trends on the

national economies of African States, such as the high levels of transnational

organized crime being recorded in Africa, including the utilization of digital

technology to commit all types of cybercrime, illicit trafficking in cultural property

and drugs, piracy and money-laundering, and of the fact that crime is a major

obstacle to harmonious and sustainable development in Africa,

Emphasizing

that combating crime is a collective endeavour to meet the global

challenge of organized crime and that investment of necessary resources in crime

prevention is important to that aim and contributes to sustainable development,

Noting with concern

that in most African countries the existing criminal justice

system does not have sufficiently skilled personnel and adequate infrastructure and

is therefore ill-equipped to manage the emergence of new crime trends, and

acknowledging the challenges that Africa faces in litigation processes and the

management of correctional institutions,

Recognizing

that the United Nations African Institute for the Prevention of

Crime and the Treatment of Offenders is a focal point for all professional efforts

aimed at promoting the active cooperation and collaboration of Governments,

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