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A.
National actions
41. Individually and collectively, States will endeavour, as appropriate, to support
the following actions:
(a) Reviewing, evaluating and, if necessary, modifying their legislation,
policies, procedures and practices relating to criminal matters, in a manner
consistent with their legal systems, in order to ensure that women are treated fairly
by the criminal justice system;
(b) Developing national and international crime prevention and criminal
justice strategies that take into account the special needs of women as criminal
justice practitioners, victims, witnesses, prisoners and offenders;
(c) Considering sharing with other States, via web sites or other media or
forums, any proven practices concerning women as criminal justice practitioners,
victims, witnesses, prisoners and offenders that take into account the special needs
of women.
B.
International actions
42. The Centre for International Crime Prevention will, in cooperation with other
relevant international and regional organizations, as appropriate, and in accordance
with the present resolution:
(a) Collect and disseminate information and materials on violence against
women in all its forms and manifestations, as referred to in the Declaration on the
Elimination of Violence against Women, 11 for the purpose of implementing its crime
prevention and criminal justice programme, including technical assistance at the
request of States;
(b) Work on issues relating to violence against women and to the removal of
gender bias in the administration of criminal justice;
(c) Cooperate with all other relevant entities of the United Nations system
regarding activities on issues relating to violence against women and to the removal
of gender bias in the administration of criminal justice, and coordinate work on such
issues;
(d) Consolidate and disseminate information on successful intervention
models and preventive programmes at the national level;
(e) Continue to improve training concerning criminal justice and crimeprevention aspects of the human rights of women and issues of gender bias and
violence against women for relevant United Nations staff members;
(f) Assist Member States, upon request, in utilizing the Model Strategies and
Practical Measures on the Elimination of Violence against Women in the Field of
Crime Prevention and Criminal Justice. 12
XIV.
Action on standards and norms
43. In order to implement and follow up on the commitments undertaken in
paragraph 22 of the Vienna Declaration and to promote the use and application, as
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Resolution 48/104.
Resolution 52/86, annex.
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