A/57/153 particular also in the legal and judicial areas. At its request, the Centre undertook a field mission to Kabul to develop a project proposal for technical assistance focusing on the development of legal and judicial frameworks. The project includes advisory services on legislative reform, international judicial cooperation and the establishment and management of institutions for juveniles deprived of their liberty. The Governments of Italy and Austria have indicated their interest in funding the project. IX. Resource mobilization Table 2 Contributions and pledges to the United Nations Crime Prevention and Criminal Justice Fund, January 2001-June 2002 (United States dollars) Total amount pledged Austria 75 717 a Brazil 300 000 b Canada 114 959 a Chile 15 000 b France 615 775 b 12 Greece Total amount pledged 30 000 a India 6 000 c Italy 457 187 b Japan 200 000 a Malta 2 500 c Morocco 4 000 c Netherlands 699 299 b Norway 309 655 a Republic of Korea 54. The goal of the Centre for International Crime Prevention to broaden its donor base by encouraging donors to increase their voluntary contributions has been quite successful. Informal donors meetings were organized in 2001 and 2002. The contributions and pledges provided to the United Nations Crime Prevention and Criminal Justice Fund from January 2001 to June 2002 equalled $5,285,860 (see table 2). However, $4.8 million — or 91 per cent of those contributions — were earmarked for specific projects or activities. Such high levels of earmarking severely curtail the capacity of the Centre to maintain the minimum infrastructure to support the development and implementation of its technical cooperation, and run the risk of jeopardizing the implementation of projects and activities to be undertaken with earmarked funds. In order to guarantee a minimum implementation capacity, donors should be encouraged to provide non-earmarked funds as well. Ideally, a minimum of 25 per cent of contributions to the Fund should not be earmarked. Country Country 25 000 a Tunisia 2 000 c Turkey 50 000 c United Kingdom 298 659 a United States of America 2 076 025 b Venezuela Total a b c 4 084 c 5 285 860 Paid. Paid in part. Not paid. X. Conclusions and recommendations 55. In the light of the foregoing review, the conclusions set out below may be drawn. First, in the period under review the United Nations Crime Prevention and Criminal Justice Programme has increasingly reoriented its activities towards technical assistance work in all its aspects. Second, in that context there have been constructive developments concerning the ratification process of the United Nations Convention against Transnational Organized Crime. Third, progress has started and is advancing in connection with the negotiation of a draft convention against corruption. Fourth, considerable progress has also been made in the area of terrorism prevention, including well-focused policy recommendations on technical assistance for the implementation of the existing conventions. Fifth, crime prevention and criminal justice reforms have received increased attention. Last but not least, the programme continued to improve its funding base, thus expanding its technical cooperation activities. To further build upon and enhance the progress so far made it will be necessary to encourage: