A/RES/57/171 2. Decides that the main theme of the Eleventh Congress shall be “Synergies and responses: strategic alliances in crime prevention and criminal justice”; 3. Suggests that the following topics be included for discussion during the plenary session of the Eleventh Congress, and notes that Member States may refine these topics and propose additional topics at future intersessional meetings of the Commission for finalization at its twelfth session: (a) Effective measures to combat transnational organized crime; (b) Corruption: threats and trends in the twenty-first century; (c) Economic and financial crimes: challenges to sustainable development; (d) Making standards work: fifty years of standard-setting in crime prevention and criminal justice; 4. Also suggests that the following issues be considered by workshops within the framework of the Eleventh Congress, and notes that Member States may refine these issues and propose additional workshop topics at future intersessional meetings of the Commission for finalization at its twelfth session: (a) Measures to combat economic crime: the role of the private sector; (b) Cross-border law enforcement cooperation; (c) Human rights in criminal justice; (d) Restorative justice: community involvement, diversion and other alternative measures; (e) Links between transnational organized crime and terrorism; (f) Measures to combat high-technology and computer-related crime; (g) Measures to combat money-laundering; (h) Combating corruption; (i) Crime prevention strategies for youth at risk; (j) Current practices in and ways of overcoming obstacles to extradition; 5. Requests the Secretary-General to facilitate the organization of regional preparatory meetings for the Eleventh Congress; 6. Also requests the Secretary-General to prepare, in cooperation with the United Nations Crime Prevention and Criminal Justice Programme Network of Institutes, a discussion guide for the regional preparatory meetings for the Eleventh Congress for the consideration of the Commission, and invites Member States to be involved actively in that process; 7. Accepts with gratitude the offer of the Government of Thailand to host the Eleventh Congress, and requests the Secretary-General to initiate consultations with the Government of Thailand and to report to the Commission at its twelfth session; 8. Decides that the duration of the Eleventh Congress shall not exceed eight days, including pre-Congress consultations; 9. Invites Member States to be represented at the Eleventh Congress at the highest possible level, for example, by heads of State or Government or government 2