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UNITED
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General Assembly
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GENERAL
A/RES/52/91
4 February 1998
Fifty-second session
Agenda item 103
RESOLUTION ADOPTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY
[on the report of the Third Committee (A/52/635)]
52/91.
Preparations for the Tenth United Nations Congress on the Prevention of
Crime and the Treatment of Offenders
The General Assembly,
Recalling its resolution 50/145 of 21 December 1995 on the Ninth United Nations Congress on the
Prevention of Crime and the Treatment of Offenders,
Considering that, pursuant to its resolutions 415 (V) of 1 December 1950 and 46/152 of 18 December
1991, the Tenth United Nations Congress on the Prevention of Crime and the Treatment of Offenders is to
be convened in the year 2000,
Recognizing the significant contributions of the United Nations congresses on the prevention of crime
and the treatment of offenders to the promotion and strengthening of international cooperation in crime
prevention and criminal justice,
Bearing in mind the new role of the congresses, as stipulated in paragraph 29 of the Statement of
Principles and Programme of Action of the United Nations Crime Prevention and Criminal Justice Programme
contained in the annex to resolution 46/152,
Recalling Economic and Social Council resolution 1993/32 of 27 July 1993 and the draft rules of
procedure for United Nations congresses on the prevention of crime and the treatment of offenders annexed
to that resolution,
Recalling resolution 5/1 of 30 May 1996 of the Commission on Crime Prevention and Criminal Justice,
in which the Commission requested the Secretary-General to summarize the views received from
Governments, relevant agencies and programmes of the United Nations system and intergovernmental and
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