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UNITED
NATIONS
General Assembly
Distr.
GENERAL
A/RES/53/110
20 January 1999
Fifty-third session
Agenda item 101
RESOLUTION ADOPTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY
[on the report of the Third Committee (A/53/616)]
53/110. Preparations for the Tenth United Nations Congress on the Prevention of
Crime and the Treatment of Offenders
The General Assembly,
Recalling its resolution 52/91 of 12 December 1997 on preparations for the Tenth 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,
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,
Emphasizing the role of the Tenth Congress as a consultative body of the United Nations Crime
Prevention and Criminal Justice Programme, in accordance with paragraph 29 of the statement of principles
and programme of action of the Programme annexed to resolution 46/152,
Aware of the important work to be accomplished by the regional preparatory meetings for the Tenth
Congress,
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