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UNITED
NATIONS
General Assembly
Distr.
GENERAL
A/RES/51/60
28 January 1997
Fifty-first session
Agenda item 101
RESOLUTION ADOPTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY
[on the report of the Third Committee (A/51/610)]
51/60.
United Nations Declaration on Crime and
Public Security
The General Assembly,
Convinced that the adoption of a declaration on crime and public
security will contribute to the enhancement of the struggle against serious
transnational crime,
1.
Approves the United Nations Declaration on Crime and Public
Security annexed to the present resolution;
2.
Urges Member States, in accordance with the provisions of the
Declaration, to take all appropriate measures at the national and
international levels to combat serious transnational crime;
3.
Invites the Secretary-General to inform all States and the
relevant specialized agencies and organizations of the adoption of the
Declaration;
4.
Urges Member States to make every effort to ensure that the
Declaration becomes generally known and is observed and implemented in full in
accordance with their respective national legislation;
5.
Invites Member States to promote public campaigns, including the
use of mass media, that stimulate public awareness of and participation in the
process of crime prevention and promotion of public security.
82nd plenary meeting
12 December 1996
97-76279
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