A/RES/55/60 United Nations Distr.: General 17 January 2001 General Assembly Fifty-fifth session Agenda item 105 Resolution adopted by the General Assembly [on the report of the Third Committee (A/55/593)] 55/60. Follow-up to the Tenth United Nations Congress on the Prevention of Crime and the Treatment of Offenders The General Assembly, Recalling its resolution 54/125 of 17 December 1999, Taking note with appreciation of the results of the Tenth United Nations Congress on the Prevention of Crime and the Treatment of Offenders, 1 including the Vienna Declaration on Crime and Justice: Meeting the Challenges of the Twentyfirst Century, adopted by the Tenth Congress during its high-level segment, which were considered by the Commission on Crime Prevention and Criminal Justice at its ninth session, held in Vienna from 18 to 20 April 2000, 1. Urges Governments, in their efforts to prevent and combat crime, especially transnational crime, and to maintain well-functioning criminal justice systems, to be guided by the results of the Tenth United Nations Congress on the Prevention of Crime and the Treatment of Offenders;1 2. Requests the Commission on Crime Prevention and Criminal Justice to continue at its tenth session its consideration of the findings and recommendations embodied in the Vienna Declaration on Crime and Justice: Meeting the Challenges of the Twenty-first Century adopted by the Tenth Congress and, as appropriate, the report of the Tenth Congress, and to take appropriate action; 3. Requests the Secretary-General to prepare, in consultation with Member States, draft plans of action to include specific measures for the implementation of and follow-up to the commitments undertaken in the Declaration for consideration and action by the Commission at its tenth session. 81st plenary meeting 4 December 2000 1 See Tenth United Nations Congress on the Prevention of Crime and the Treatment of Offenders, Vienna, 10–17 April 2000: report prepared by the Secretariat (United Nations publication, Sales No. E.00.IV.8). 00 56299