A/RES/64/179
Welcoming the outcome of the thematic discussion on aspects of violence
against women that pertain directly to the Commission on Crime Prevention and
Criminal Justice held by the Commission at its seventeenth session, in 2008,
pursuant to Economic and Social Council decision 2007/253 of 26 July 2007, 6
5F
Taking into consideration all relevant Economic and Social Council
resolutions, in particular resolutions 2008/23, 2008/24 and 2008/25 of 24 July 2008,
and all those relating to the strengthening of international cooperation as well as the
technical assistance and advisory services of the United Nations Crime Prevention
and Criminal Justice Programme of the United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime
in the field of crime prevention and criminal justice, promotion and reinforcement
of the rule of law and reform of criminal justice institutions, including with regard
to the implementation of technical assistance,
Welcoming the outcome of the thematic discussions on economic fraud and
identity-related crime and on penal reform and the reduction of prison
overcrowding, including the provision of legal aid in criminal justice systems held
by the Commission on Crime Prevention and Criminal Justice at its eighteenth
session, in 2009, pursuant to Economic and Social Council decision 2008/245 of
24 July 2008, 7
6F
Taking note of the Global Report on Trafficking in Persons of February 2009
of the United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime 8 and of the joint Council of
Europe/United Nations study entitled Trafficking in organs, tissues and cells and
trafficking in human beings for the purpose of the removal of organs, launched on
13 October 2009, 9
7F
8F
Expressing its grave concern at the negative effects of transnational organized
crime, including smuggling of and trafficking in human beings, narcotic drugs and
small arms and light weapons, on development, peace and security and human
rights, and at the increasing vulnerability of States to such crime,
Concerned by the serious challenges and threats posed by the illicit trafficking
in firearms, their parts and components and ammunition, and about its links with
other forms of transnational organized crime, including drug trafficking and other
criminal activities, including terrorism,
Emphasizing that transnational organized crime must be addressed in full
respect of the principle of the sovereignty of States and in accordance with the rule
of law as part of a comprehensive response to promote durable solutions through the
promotion of human rights and more equitable socio-economic conditions,
Concerned about the growing degree of penetration of criminal organizations
and their proceeds into the economy,
Recognizing that actions against transnational organized crime and terrorism
are a common and shared responsibility, and stressing the need to work collectively
to prevent and combat transnational organized crime, corruption and terrorism in all
its forms and manifestations,
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6
See Official Records of the Economic and Social Council, 2008, Supplement No. 10 (E/2008/30), chap. II.
Ibid., 2009, Supplement No. 10 (E/2009/30), chap. II.
8
Available from www.unodc.org/unodc/en/human-trafficking/publications.html.
9
Available from www.coe.int/trafficking.
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