A/RES/52/91 Page 2 non-governmental organizations concerning the proposals for the theme, format, agenda items, workshop topics and possible venue of the Tenth Congress for consideration by the Commission at its sixth session,1 1. Takes note of the report of the Commission on Crime Prevention and Criminal Justice on its sixth session2 and of the its discussion on the preparations for the Tenth United Nations Congress on the Prevention of Crime and the Treatment of Offenders;3 2. Decides that the Tenth Congress should be held in the year 2000 and that the following topics should be included in its provisional agenda, as recommended by the Commission on Crime Prevention and Criminal Justice at its sixth session:4 (a) Promoting the rule of law and strengthening the criminal justice system; (b) International cooperation in combating transnational crime: new challenges in the twenty-first century; (c) Effective crime prevention: keeping pace with new developments; (d) Offenders and victims: accountability and fairness in the justice process; 3. Also decides that four workshops on the following issues should be held within the framework of the Tenth Congress: (a) Combating corruption; (b) Crimes related to the computer network; (c) Community involvement in crime prevention; (d) Women in the criminal justice system; 4. Welcomes the offer by the Government of South Africa to host the Tenth Congress, and requests the Secretary-General to initiate consultations with the Government and to report to the Commission at its seventh session; 5. Takes note with appreciation of the statement made on behalf of the Government of Austria that, if consensus could be reached and questions of timing could be resolved, that Government would be honoured to host the Tenth Congress at Vienna; 6. Requests the Commission, at its seventh session, to finalize the programme for the Tenth Congress and to make its final recommendations, through the Economic and Social Council, to the General Assembly, taking into account the fact that the Tenth Congress should deal with a limited number of precisely defined substantive topics reflecting the urgent needs of the world community and should include practical technical workshops on well-focused issues related to the substantive agenda items; 1 See Official Records of the Economic and Social Council, 1996, Supplement No. 10 and corrigenda (E/1996/30 and Corr.1-3), chap. I, sect. D. 2 Ibid., 1997, Supplement No. 10 and corrigendum (E/1997/30 and Corr.1). 3 Ibid., chap. II. 4 Ibid., para. 15. /...