A/RES/52/91 Page 3 7. Requests the Secretary-General to prepare a discussion guide for the consideration of the Commission, in cooperation with the institutes for the prevention of crime and the treatment of offenders affiliated with the United Nations, and invites Member States to be actively involved in that process; 8. Invites the regional commissions, the United Nations Crime Prevention and Criminal Justice Programme network, government-appointed national correspondents in the field of crime prevention and criminal justice, the specialized agencies and other entities within the United Nations system, the intergovernmental organizations concerned and relevant non-governmental organizations in consultative status with the Economic and Social Council to become actively involved in the preparations for the Tenth Congress; 9. Invites Member States to be represented at the Tenth Congress at a high political level, for example by heads of State, government ministers and attorneys-general; 10. Decides to reserve the first two days of the plenary session at the Tenth Congress following its opening primarily for statements by such representatives at a high political level on the main themes of the Congress; 11. Requests the Secretary-General to prepare an overview of the state of crime and criminal justice worldwide for presentation at the opening of the Tenth Congress; 12. Also requests the Secretary-General to facilitate the organization of ancillary meetings of non-governmental and professional organizations participating in the Tenth Congress, in accordance with past practice, as well as meetings of professional and geographical interest groups, and to take appropriate measures to encourage the participation of the academic and research community at the Tenth Congress; 13. Further requests the Secretary-General to provide the Centre for International Crime Prevention of the Secretariat, serving as the secretariat of the Tenth Congress, with the resources necessary to undertake, in an effective and timely manner, within the overall appropriations of the programme budget for the biennium 1998-1999, the preparatory activities for the Tenth Congress, as directed by the Commission, including the organization of regional preparatory meetings, and to ensure adequate resources for the biennium 2000-2001 for other requirements and the conduct of the Tenth Congress itself; 14. Requests the Secretary-General to provide resources, as required, in accordance with established United Nations budgetary practice and within the overall appropriations of the programme budget for the biennium 1998-1999, and adequate resources for the biennium 2000-2001, in order to ensure an appropriate programme of public information relating to the preparations for the Tenth Congress; 15. Also requests the Secretary-General to make available the necessary resources for the participation of the least developed countries in the regional preparatory meetings for the Tenth Congress and in the Congress itself, in accordance with past practice; 16. Invites the Commission, as the preparatory body for the United Nations congresses, to finalize all organizational arrangements for the Tenth Congress at its seventh session, including its dates, duration, documentation and venue; 17. Requests the Secretary-General to ensure proper follow-up action to the present resolution and to report thereon to the General Assembly, through the Commission on Crime Prevention and Criminal Justice at its seventh session. 70th plenary meeting 12 December 1997