A/RES/53/110 Page 2 Stressing the importance of undertaking all the preparatory activities for the Tenth Congress in a timely and concerted manner, Having considered the report of the Secretary-General on the progress made in the preparations for the Tenth Congress,1 1. Accepts with gratitude the invitation of the Government of Austria to host the Tenth United Nations Congress on the Prevention of Crime and the Treatment of Offenders at Vienna; 2. Decides to hold the Tenth Congress from 10 to 17 April 2000, with pre-congress consultations to be held on 9 April 2000; 3. Approves the following provisional agenda for the Tenth Congress, finalized by the Commission on Crime Prevention and Criminal Justice at its seventh session: 1. Opening of the Congress. 2. Organizational matters. 3. Promoting the rule of law and strengthening the criminal justice system. 4. International cooperation in combating transnational crime: new challenges in the twenty-first century. 5. Effective crime prevention: keeping pace with new developments. 6. Offenders and victims: accountability and fairness in the justice process. 7. Adoption of the report of the Congress; 4. Notes that the Commission, at its seventh session, reviewed a draft discussion guide for the regional preparatory meetings for the Tenth Congress;2 5. Endorses the programme of work for the Tenth Congress, including the holding of four practicaloriented technical workshops on the following subjects: (a) Combating corruption; (b) Crimes related to the computer network; (c) Community involvement in crime prevention; (d) Women in the criminal justice system; 1 E/CN.15/1998/2. 2 E/CN.15/1998/2/Add.1/Rev.1. /...