A/RES/59/151 Recognizing also the efforts already made by the Government of Thailand to prepare for the hosting of the Eleventh Congress in Bangkok from 18 to 25 April 2005, Stressing the importance of undertaking all the preparatory activities for the Eleventh Congress in a timely and concerted manner, 1. Takes note with appreciation of the report of the Secretary-General; 3 2. Also takes note with appreciation of the discussion guide 4 prepared by the Secretary-General, in cooperation with the institutes of the United Nations Crime Prevention and Criminal Justice Programme network, for the regional preparatory meetings for the Eleventh United Nations Congress on Crime Prevention and Criminal Justice; Acknowledges the relevance of the regional preparatory meetings, which 3. have examined the substantive items of the agenda and the workshop topics of the Eleventh Congress and made action-oriented recommendations 5 to serve as a basis for the draft declaration to be adopted by the Eleventh Congress; 4. Requests the Commission on Crime Prevention and Criminal Justice to begin preparation of a draft declaration at intersessional meetings to be held following its thirteenth session, for submission to the Eleventh Congress at least one month prior to its commencement, taking into account the recommendations of the regional preparatory meetings; Approves the draft programme of work for the Eleventh Congress and the 5. documentation relating thereto; 6. Reiterates its decision, contained in its resolution 58/138, that the high-level segment of the Eleventh Congress shall be held during the last three days of the Congress in order to allow Heads of State or Government or government ministers to focus on the main substantive agenda items of the Congress; Emphasizes the importance of the workshops to be held during the 7. Eleventh Congress, and invites Member States, intergovernmental and non-governmental organizations and other relevant entities to provide financial, organizational and technical support to the United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime and to the institutes of the United Nations Crime Prevention and Criminal Justice Programme network for the preparations for the workshops, including the preparation and circulation of relevant background material; Invites donor countries to cooperate with developing countries to ensure 8. their full participation in the workshops, and encourages States, other entities concerned and the Secretary-General to work together in order to ensure that the workshops focus on the respective issues and achieve practical results, leading to technical cooperation ideas, projects and documents related to enhancing bilateral and multilateral efforts in technical assistance activities in crime prevention and criminal justice; Reiterates its invitation to Governments and relevant intergovernmental 9. and non-governmental organizations to inform the Eleventh Congress about their activities aimed at putting into practice the plans of action for the implementation of _______________ 3 E/CN.15/2004/11. A/CONF.203/PM.1 and Corr.1. 5 See A/CONF.203/RPM.1/1, A/CONF.203/RPM.2/1, A/CONF.203/RPM.3/1 and Corr.1 and A/CONF.203/RPM.4/1. 4 2