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(a) sustained action by the intergovernmental
bodies to reinforce the current programme of work
focused on key priority areas; (b) continued efforts
to provide additional resources to match the
existing mandates so as to ensure the availability of
a core capacity to deliver a high-quality service to
member States, including technical assistance to
countries in need; and (c) further efforts to increase
the volume of voluntary contributions for the
provision of technical cooperation activities,
including general purpose funds, by targeting
additional potential donors and the private sector.
56. In that context, the General Assembly may
wish to:
(a) Call for a further concerted effort to
strengthening the programme’s capacity to provide
leadership and services in key priority areas
focused on organized crime, corruption and
criminal justice reform, terrorism, computerrelated and other high-technology crime;
(b) Invite Member States, intergovernmental
and non-governmental organizations to continue to
provide support to the United Nations Crime
Prevention and Criminal Justice Programme for the
benefit of the criminal justice community;
(c) Reinforce the technical assistance focus
of the Programme’s activities by urging Member
States, international financial institutions and the
private sector to increase their contributions to the
United Nations Crime Prevention and Criminal
Justice Fund so as to expand its impact and
outreach, including at the field level.
Notes
1
See Official Records of the General Assembly, Fifty-sixth
Session, Supplement No. 16 (A/56/16).
2
Ibid., Fifty-fifth Session, Supplement No. 6
(A/55/6/Rev.1).
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