A/RES/56/261 A. National actions 41. Individually and collectively, States will endeavour, as appropriate, to support the following actions: (a) Reviewing, evaluating and, if necessary, modifying their legislation, policies, procedures and practices relating to criminal matters, in a manner consistent with their legal systems, in order to ensure that women are treated fairly by the criminal justice system; (b) Developing national and international crime prevention and criminal justice strategies that take into account the special needs of women as criminal justice practitioners, victims, witnesses, prisoners and offenders; (c) Considering sharing with other States, via web sites or other media or forums, any proven practices concerning women as criminal justice practitioners, victims, witnesses, prisoners and offenders that take into account the special needs of women. B. International actions 42. The Centre for International Crime Prevention will, in cooperation with other relevant international and regional organizations, as appropriate, and in accordance with the present resolution: (a) Collect and disseminate information and materials on violence against women in all its forms and manifestations, as referred to in the Declaration on the Elimination of Violence against Women, 11 for the purpose of implementing its crime prevention and criminal justice programme, including technical assistance at the request of States; (b) Work on issues relating to violence against women and to the removal of gender bias in the administration of criminal justice; (c) Cooperate with all other relevant entities of the United Nations system regarding activities on issues relating to violence against women and to the removal of gender bias in the administration of criminal justice, and coordinate work on such issues; (d) Consolidate and disseminate information on successful intervention models and preventive programmes at the national level; (e) Continue to improve training concerning criminal justice and crimeprevention aspects of the human rights of women and issues of gender bias and violence against women for relevant United Nations staff members; (f) Assist Member States, upon request, in utilizing the Model Strategies and Practical Measures on the Elimination of Violence against Women in the Field of Crime Prevention and Criminal Justice. 12 XIV. Action on standards and norms 43. In order to implement and follow up on the commitments undertaken in paragraph 22 of the Vienna Declaration and to promote the use and application, as _______________ 11 12 Resolution 48/104. Resolution 52/86, annex. 17