A UNITED NATIONS General Assembly Distr. GENERAL A/RES/49/156 7 February 1995 Forty-ninth session Agenda item 96 RESOLUTION ADOPTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY [on the report of the Third Committee (A/49/606)] 49/156. United Nations African Institute for the Prevention of Crime and the Treatment of Offenders The General Assembly, Recalling its resolution 48/101 of 20 December 1993, Taking note of Economic and Social Council resolution 1994/21 of 25 July 1994, Aware of the financial difficulties that the United Nations African Institute for the Prevention of Crime and the Treatment of Offenders continues to face as a result of the fact that many States of the African region are in the category of least developed countries and therefore lack the necessary resources with which to support the Institute, Conscious of the efforts made thus far by the Institute in fulfilling its mandate through, inter alia, the organization of training programmes and regional seminars, as well as the provision of advisory services, Having considered the report of the Secretary-General, 1/ 1. Commends the United Nations African Institute for the Prevention of Crime and the Treatment of Offenders for the activities it has undertaken, despite the difficulties it faces in fulfilling its mandate, as reflected in the progress report of the Secretary-General on the activities of the United Nations Interregional Crime and Justice Research Institute and other institutes; 2/ 1/ A/49/712. 2/ E/CN.15/1994/10 and Corr.1, paras. 71-84. 95-76567 /...