Economic and Social Council E

United Nations E

Economic and Social Council

Commission on Crime Prevention and Criminal Justice

Twentieth session Vienna, 11-15 April 2011 Item 2 of the provisional agenda

Adoption of the agenda and other organizational matters

Provisional agenda and annotations

1. Election of officers.

2. Adoption of the agenda and other organizational matters.

3. Strategic management, budgetary and administrative questions:

(a) Work of the working group on improving the governance and financial situation of the United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime;

(b) Directives on policy and budgetary issues for the United Nations crime prevention and criminal justice programme.

4. Thematic discussion on protecting children in a digital age: the misuse of technology in the abuse and exploitation of children;

(a) Nature and scope of the problem of misuse of new technologies in the abuse and exploitation of children;

(b) Responses to the problem of misuse of new technologies in the abuse and exploitation of children.

5. Integration and coordination of efforts by the United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime and by Member States in the field of crime prevention and criminal justice:

(a) Ratification and implementation of the United Nations Convention against Transnational Organized Crime and the Protocols thereto;

(b) Ratification and implementation of the United Nations Convention against Corruption;

(c) Ratification and implementation of the international instruments to prevent and combat terrorism;

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(d) Other crime prevention and criminal justice matters;

(e) Other activities in support of the work of the United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime, in particular activities of the United Nations crime prevention and criminal justice programme network, non-governmental organizations and other bodies.

6. World crime trends and emerging issues and responses in the field of crime prevention and criminal justice.

7. Follow-up to the Twelfth United Nations Congress on Crime Prevention and Criminal Justice and preparations for the Thirteenth United Nations Congress on Crime Prevention and Criminal Justice.

8. Use and application of United Nations standards and norms in crime prevention and criminal justice.

9. Provisional agenda for the twenty-first session of the Commission.

10. Other business.

11. Adoption of the report of the Commission on its twentieth session.

Annotations

1. Election of officers

In its resolution 2003/31, entitled “Functioning of the Commission on Crime Prevention and Criminal Justice”, the Economic and Social Council decided that, with effect from 2004, the Commission on Crime Prevention and Criminal Justice should, at the end of each session, elect its bureau for the subsequent session and should encourage the bureau to play an active role in the preparation of the regular session as well as the informal intersessional meetings of the Commission, so as to enable the Commission to provide continuous and effective policy guidance to the United Nations crime prevention and criminal justice programme; and also decided that the Chair of the Commission should, whenever appropriate, invite the Chairs of the five regional groups, the Chair of the Group of 77 and China and the representative of or observer for the State holding the Presidency of the European Union to participate in the meetings of the bureau.

Pursuant to Economic and Social Council resolution 2003/31 and rule 15 of the rules of procedure of the functional commissions of the Council, the Commission, at the end of its reconvened nineteenth session, on 3 December 2010, opened its twentieth session for the sole purpose of electing its bureau for that session. In view of the rotation of offices based on regional distribution, the officers elected for the twentieth session of the Commission and their respective regional groups are as follows:

Office Regional group Officer Chair Group of Western European and Other

States

John Barrett (Canada)

First Vice-Chair Group of Asian States Nongnuth Phetcharatana (Thailand)

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Second Vice-Chair Group of African States Ukur Kanacho Yatani (Kenya)

Third Vice-Chair Group of Eastern European States Vasyl Pokotylo (Ukraine) Rapporteur Group of Latin American and

Caribbean States

Erasmo Lara Cabrera (Mexico)

A group composed of the Chairs of the five regional groups, the Chair of the Group of 77 and China and the representative of or observer for the State holding the Presidency of the European Union has been established to assist the Chair of the Commission and to participate in the meetings of the bureau, pursuant to Economic and Social Council resolution 2003/31.

2. Adoption of the agenda and other organizational matters

Rule 7 of the rules of procedure of the functional commissions of the Economic and Social Council provides that the Commission shall, at the beginning of each session, adopt the agenda for that session on the basis of the provisional agenda.

In its decision 2010/243, the Economic and Social Council took note of the report of the Commission on its nineteenth session and approved the provisional agenda and documentation for the twentieth session of the Commission.

Following the adoption of the agenda, the Commission may wish to establish a timetable and agree on the organization of work for the twentieth session. A proposed organization of work is contained in the annex to the present document.

As agreed by the extended Bureau of the Commission at its meeting on 7 October 2010 and by the Commission at its reconvened nineteenth session, the twentieth session of the Commission will be held from 11 to 15 April 2011, with informal consultations to be held on 8 April 2011, the working day preceding the first day of the session. Draft resolutions should be submitted as early as possible to enable productive discussions during the pre-session consultations. In accordance with established practice and with the recommendation made by the extended Bureau at its meeting on 11 January 2011, the provisional deadline for the submission of draft resolutions for consideration at the twentieth session of the Commission is Monday, 11 April 2011, at noon. Draft resolutions should be accompanied by such information as the intended scope, a proposed timetable for implementation, identification of resources available and other relevant information.

Pursuant to Economic and Social Council decision 2009/251, the Commission will hold its reconvened twentieth session on 13 December 2011, back to back with the reconvened fifty-fourth session of the Commission on Narcotic Drugs.

Documentation

Provisional agenda and annotations (E/CN.15/2011/1)

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3. Strategic management, budgetary and administrative questions

(a) Work of the working group on improving the governance and financial situation of the United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime

(b) Directives on policy and budgetary issues for the United Nations crime prevention and criminal justice programme

For its consideration of item 3, the Commission will have before it the report of the Executive Director on the activities of the United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime (UNODC), which includes information on the realignment of the Division for Treaty Affairs and the Division for Operations pursuant to Economic and Social Council resolutions 2010/17 and 2010/21, as well as General Assembly resolution 65/227 (E/CN.7/2011/3-E/CN.15/2011/3).

Pursuant to Economic and Social Council resolution 2009/23, entitled “Support for the development and implementation of the regional programmes of the United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime”, the Commission will have before it for its consideration the report of the Executive Director on the implementation of that resolution (E/CN.7/2011/6-E/CN.15/2011/6).

In the Salvador Declaration on Comprehensive Strategies for Global Challenges:

Crime Prevention and Criminal Justice Systems and Their Development in a Changing World, the States Members of the United Nations stressed the serious need to provide UNODC with a level of resources commensurate with its mandate (General Assembly resolution 65/230, annex, para. 9).

In its resolution 65/232, entitled “Strengthening the United Nations crime prevention and criminal justice programme, in particular its technical cooperation capacity”, the General Assembly reiterated the importance of providing the United Nations crime prevention and criminal justice programme with sufficient, stable and predictable funding for the full implementation of its mandates, in conformity with the high priority accorded to it and in accordance with the increasing demand for its services.

Pursuant to Economic and Social Council decision 2009/251, entitled “Frequency and duration of the reconvened sessions of the Commission on Narcotic Drugs and the Commission on Crime Prevention and Criminal Justice”, and to Commission on Crime Prevention and Criminal Justice resolution 18/3 and Commission on Narcotic Drugs resolution 52/13, both entitled “Improving the governance and financial situation of the United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime”, a standing open-ended intergovernmental working group was established to discuss and formulate recommendations on how to improve the governance structure and financial situation of UNODC. At its reconvened nineteenth session, the Commission on Crime Prevention and Criminal Justice had before it a note by the Secretariat on the work of the working group (E/CN.7/2010/23-E/CN.15/2010/21) and took note of a statement by the co-chairs of the standing open-ended working group (E/2010/30/Add.1-E/CN.15/2010/20/Add.1, annex I).

Pursuant to Commission on Crime Prevention and Criminal Justice resolution 18/3, at its twentieth session the Commission will have before it a note by the Secretariat on the work of the standing open-ended intergovernmental working group on improving the governance and financial situation of the United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime (E/CN.7/2011/9-E/CN.15/2011/9).

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Pursuant to Economic and Social Council decision 2009/251, the Commission on Crime Prevention and Criminal Justice and the Commission on Narcotic Drugs will carry out a thorough review of the functioning of the working group and consider the extension of its mandate, which will be in effect until the sessions of the Commissions in the first half of 2011.

At its twentieth session the Commission will have before it, for its consideration, the report of the Executive Director on the implementation of the consolidated budget for the biennium 2010-2011 for UNODC (E/CN.7/2011/11-E/CN.15/2011/11) and, for its approval, any revised estimates contained therein for the general- purpose funds budget for the biennium 2010-2011.

The biennial programme plan of the proposed strategic framework for international drug control, crime and terrorism prevention and criminal justice for the period 2012-2013 (A/65/6 (Prog. 13)) was considered by the Commission at its nineteenth session. The proposed biennial programme plan was reviewed by the Committee for Programme and Coordination at its fiftieth session. The General Assembly considered the proposed strategic framework for the biennium 2012-2013 at its sixty-fifth session and endorsed the conclusions and recommendations of the Committee in its resolution 65/244, entitled “Programme planning”.

Pursuant to Economic and Social Council resolution 1989/56, the Board of Trustees of the United Nations Interregional Crime and Justice Research Institute, under the guidance of the Commission (as the successor to the Committee on Crime Prevention and Control, pursuant to Council resolution 1992/1), shall undertake relevant activities, including formulating principles, policies and guidelines for the activities of the Institute and reporting periodically to the Council through the Commission. In the period since the nineteenth session of the Commission, no meeting of the Board of Trustees has been held. A conference room paper containing a summary of relevant activities of the Institute will be made available to the Commission (E/CN.15/2011/CRP.1).

The report of the Joint Inspection Unit entitled “Review of management and administration in the United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime” (JIU/REP/2010/10) will be made available to the Commission.

Documentation

Report of the Executive Director on the activities of the United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime (E/CN.7/2011/3-E/CN.15/2011/3)

Report of the Executive Director on support for the development and implementation of the regional programmes of the United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime (E/CN.7/2011/6-E/CN.15/2011/6)

Note by the Secretariat on the work of the standing open-ended working group on improving the governance and financial situation of the United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime (E/CN.7/2011/9-E/CN.15/2011/9)

Report of the Executive Director on the implementation of the consolidated budget for the biennium 2010-2011 for the United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime (E/CN.7/2011/11-E/CN.15/2011/11)

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4. Thematic discussion on protecting children in a digital age: the misuse of technology in the abuse and exploitation of children

In its decision 2010/243, the Economic and Social Council decided that the prominent theme for the twentieth session of the Commission would be “Protecting children in a digital age: the misuse of technology in the abuse and exploitation of children”.

The extended Bureau of the Commission, at its meeting on 11 January 2011, recommended the following consolidated list of subthemes, drawn up on the basis of proposals by the regional groups, for endorsement at an intersessional meeting to be held on 27 January 2011;

(a) Nature and scope of the problem of misuse of new technologies in the abuse and exploitation of children:

(i) Typology of risks and threats to children and the effects of new technologies, including social networks and text-messaging;

(ii) Global trends and patterns in the misuse of new technologies in the abuse and exploitation of children, and how the reporting and analysis of such trends and patterns can be facilitated through improved data collection;

(iii) The role of the private sector in new technologies and other relevant areas and how the private sector can help to address the problem of abuse and exploitation of children;

(iv) Understanding the impact of cybercrime on child victims;

(b) Responses to the problem of misuse of new technologies in the abuse and exploitation of children:

(i) Preventing the misuse of digital media and new technologies in the abuse and exploitation of children, including through education and awareness- raising (considering, as appropriate, cyber-ethics, cyber-safety and cyber- security in relation to children), situational prevention (targeted messages for children, service providers, etc.) and technical prevention (modifications to technologies to deter crime or facilitate enforcement);

(ii) Development and harmonization, as applicable, of criminal justice and other measures to prevent cyber-offences targeting children and to investigate and prosecute offenders;

(iii) Enhancing regional and international cooperation, and exploring ways and means to cooperate with the private sector, including the possible development of codes of conduct for industry;

(iv) Enhancing national capacities through adequate and evidence-based technical assistance.

In paragraph 40 of the Salvador Declaration, the States Members of the United Nations called upon the private sector to promote and support efforts to prevent child sexual abuse and exploitation through the Internet.

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Documentation

Note by the Secretariat containing the discussion guide for the thematic discussion on protecting children in a digital age: the misuse of technology in the abuse and exploitation of children (E/CN.15/2011/2)

Note by the Secretariat on world crime trends and emerging issues and responses in the field of crime prevention and criminal justice (E/CN.15/2011/10)

5. Integration and coordination of efforts by the United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime and by Member States in the field of crime prevention and criminal justice

(a) Ratification and implementation of the United Nations Convention against Transnational Organized Crime and the Protocols thereto

In its resolution 65/232, the General Assembly welcomed the progress achieved by the Conference of the Parties to the United Nations Convention against Transnational Organized Crime in the implementation of its mandate, encouraged States parties to continue to provide full support to the Conference and requested the Secretary-General to continue to provide UNODC with adequate resources to promote effectively the implementation of the Convention and to discharge its functions as the secretariat of the Conference.

The Conference of the Parties to the United Nations Convention against Transnational Organized Crime held its fifth session in Vienna from 18 to 22 October 2010. The Conference considered, inter alia, the use of the Convention for combating emerging forms of crime and the question of international cooperation, with particular emphasis on extradition, mutual legal assistance and international cooperation for the purpose of confiscation, and the establishment and strengthening of central authorities. In its resolution 5/1, the Conference encouraged UNODC to continue its work to address the threats posed by transnational organized crime and urged States to promote a strategic, proactive and holistic response to transnational organized crime. In its resolution 5/2, the Conference encouraged States to cooperate in addressing the root causes of trafficking in persons and requested UNODC to compile best practices for addressing demand for labour, services or goods that fosters the exploitation of others. In its resolution 5/3, the Conference invited Member States to take immediate steps to incorporate into international crime prevention strategies measures to prevent, prosecute and punish crimes involving violence against smuggled migrants. In its resolution 5/4, the Conference decided to establish an open-ended intergovernmental working group on firearms to advise and assist the Conference in the implementation of its mandate with regard to the Protocol against the Illicit Manufacturing of and Trafficking in Firearms, Their Parts and Components and Ammunition, supplementing the United Nations Convention against Transnational Organized Crime. In its resolution 5/5, the Conference decided to establish an open-ended intergovernmental working group to make proposals for the establishment of a mechanism to assist the Conference in the review of the implementation of the Convention and the Protocols thereto, and to prepare terms of reference for such a review mechanism. In its resolution 5/6, the Conference endorsed the recommendations adopted by the Open- ended Working Group of Government Experts on Technical Assistance at its meeting held on 19 and 20 October 2010. In its decision 5/7, the Conference requested that its working groups on technical assistance and international

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cooperation make recommendations for its consideration, based on the relevant recommendations and outcomes of the expert group on protection against trafficking in cultural property established in the framework of the Commission. Finally, in its resolution 5/8, the Conference requested the Secretariat to continue and to foster international and regional cooperation through the development and promotion of tools and encouraged States to continue to use the Convention as a legal basis for international cooperation.

A special treaty event held in New York on 17 June 2010, pursuant to General Assembly resolution 64/179, and the high-level segment of the fifth session of the Conference of the Parties to the United Nations Convention against Transnational Organized Crime, held in Vienna on 18 October 2010, were aimed at fostering universal adherence to the Convention and the Protocols thereto and at strengthening international cooperation. In its resolution 65/232, on strengthening the United Nations crime prevention and criminal justice programme, in particular its technical cooperation capacity, the General Assembly recalled the high-level meeting of the Assembly on transnational organized crime, held in New York on 17 and 21 June 2010; noted the progress report on the voluntary pilot programme to review the implementation of the Convention and the Protocols thereto; and took note with appreciation of the decision of the Conference at its fifth session to establish an open-ended intergovernmental working group to consider and explore options with regard to, and propose the establishment of, a mechanism or mechanisms to assist the Conference in reviewing implementation of the Convention and the Protocols thereto, and to prepare the terms of reference for such a review mechanism or mechanisms, guidelines for governmental experts and a blueprint for country review reports for consideration and possible adoption at the sixth session of the Conference. The Assembly also urged States parties to use the Convention for broad cooperation in preventing and combating criminal offences against cultural property and invited States parties to exchange information on all aspects of criminal offences against cultural property and to coordinate measures for the prevention, early detection and punishment of such offences.

(b) Ratification and implementation of the United Nations Convention against Corruption

In its resolution 65/232, the General Assembly welcomed the progress achieved by the Conference of the States Parties to the United Nations Convention against Corruption in the implementation of its mandate, encouraged States parties to continue to provide full support to the Conference and requested the Secretary- General to continue to provide UNODC with adequate resources to promote effectively the implementation of the Convention and to discharge its functions as the secretariat of the Conference.

In its resolution 65/169, entitled “Preventing and combating corrupt practices and transfer of assets of illicit origin and returning such assets, in particular to the countries of origin, consistent with the United Nations Convention against Corruption”, the General Assembly requested the Secretary-General to submit to it at its sixty-seventh session a report on the implementation of the resolution and a report on the fourth session of the Conference.

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(c) Ratification and implementation of the international instruments to prevent and combat terrorism

In the plan of action of the United Nations Global Counter-Terrorism Strategy, adopted by the General Assembly in its resolution 60/288, Member States resolved to encourage UNODC, including its Terrorism Prevention Branch, to enhance, in close consultation with the Counter-Terrorism Committee and its Executive Directorate, its provision of technical assistance to States, upon request, to facilitate the implementation of the international conventions and protocols related to the prevention and suppression of terrorism.

The General Assembly, in its resolution 64/177, entitled “Technical assistance for implementing the international conventions and protocols related to terrorism”, requested UNODC to reinforce the provision of technical assistance to Member States, upon request, for the ratification and legislative incorporation of those international legal instruments and for the building of capacity to implement them;

to provide technical assistance to strengthen international cooperation in order to prevent and combat terrorism, and to ensure adequate training of all relevant personnel in executing international cooperation; to take into account in its technical assistance programme to counter terrorism the elements necessary for building national capacity in order to strengthen criminal justice systems and the rule of law;

and to intensify its efforts to continue to systematically develop specialized legal knowledge in the area of counter-terrorism and pertinent thematic areas of relevance to the mandates of the Office, especially through the preparation of technical tools and publications and the training of criminal justice officials.

In its resolution 65/34, entitled “Measures to eliminate international terrorism”, the General Assembly requested the Terrorism Prevention Branch of UNODC to continue its efforts to enhance, through its mandate, the capabilities of the United Nations in the prevention of terrorism; and recognized, in the context of the United Nations Global Counter-Terrorism Strategy and Security Council resolution 1373 (2001), its role in assisting States in becoming parties to and implementing the relevant international conventions and protocols relating to terrorism and in strengthening international cooperation mechanisms in criminal matters related to terrorism, including through national capacity-building.

In its resolution 65/232, the General Assembly reiterated its request to UNODC to enhance its technical assistance to Member States, upon request, to strengthen international cooperation in preventing and combating terrorism through the facilitation of the ratification and implementation of the universal conventions and protocols related to terrorism, in close consultation with the Counter-Terrorism Committee and its Executive Directorate, as well as to continue to contribute to the work of the Counter-Terrorism Implementation Task Force, and invited Member States to provide the Office with appropriate resources for its mandate.

In its resolution 65/221, entitled “Protection of human rights and fundamental freedoms while countering terrorism”, the General Assembly urged relevant United Nations bodies and entities and international, regional and subregional organizations, including UNODC, within its mandate related to the prevention and suppression of terrorism, to step up their efforts to provide, upon request, technical assistance for building the capacity of Member States in the development and implementation of

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programmes of assistance and support for victims of terrorism in accordance with relevant national legislation.

(d) Other crime prevention and criminal justice matters

The Commission will have before it for its consideration the report of the Executive Director on the implementation of Commission resolution 19/6, in which it requested UNODC to brief Member States on a regular basis on technical assistance provided to the Member States concerned and on the administration of the Trust Fund to Support Initiatives of States Countering Piracy off the Coast of Somalia, and encouraged Member States and other donors to provide extrabudgetary resources to support the work of UNODC to assist Member States in countering maritime piracy off the coast of Somalia (E/CN.15/2011/18).

The Commission will have before it for its consideration a report on the implementation of its resolution 17/2, in which it requested UNODC to prepare a compilation of the comments received from Member States on the Standards of Professional Responsibility and Statement of the Essential Duties and Rights of Prosecutors, as an addendum to the Standards and to continue to provide similar material and tools to Member States requesting technical assistance, in order to strengthen the integrity and capacity of their prosecution services (E/CN.15/2011/8).

In the Salvador Declaration, the States Members of the United Nations invited the Commission, in coordination with the relevant United Nations bodies, to study the nature of the challenge concerning emerging forms of crime that have a significant impact on the environment and ways to deal with them effectively (para. 14); invited the Commission to consider reviewing the issue of international cooperation in criminal matters and explore the need for various means of addressing identified gaps (para. 21); and invited the Commission to consider requesting UNODC to design and provide to States specific technical assistance programmes to achieve the aims in the area of juvenile justice mentioned in the Declaration (para. 30).

(e) Other activities in support of the work of the United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime, in particular activities of the United Nations crime prevention and

criminal justice programme network, non-governmental organizations and other bodies

The Commission will have before it the report of the Secretary-General on the activities of the institutes of the United Nations crime prevention and criminal justice programme network (E/CN.15/2011/7).

In the period since the nineteenth session of the Commission, no meeting of the Board of Trustees of the United Nations Interregional Crime and Justice Research Institute has been held. A conference room paper containing a summary of relevant activities of the Institute (E/CN.15/2011/CRP.1) will be made available to the Commission.

Documentation

Report of the Secretary-General on assistance in implementing the universal conventions and protocols related to terrorism (E/CN.15/2011/4)

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Report of the Secretary-General on international cooperation in combating transnational organized crime and corruption (E/CN.15/2011/5)

Report of the Secretary-General on the activities of the institutes of the United Nations crime prevention and criminal justice programme network (E/CN.15/2011/7) Report of the Secretary-General on strengthening the rule of law through improved integrity and capacity of prosecution services (E/CN.15/2011/8)

Report of the Executive Director on countering maritime piracy off the coast of Somalia (E/CN.15/2011/18)

6. World crime trends and emerging issues and responses in the field of crime prevention and criminal justice

The Commission will have before it for its consideration a note by the Secretariat on world crime trends and emerging issues and responses in the field of crime prevention and criminal justice (E/CN.15/2011/10).

In its resolution 18/2, the Commission decided to establish an ad hoc open-ended intergovernmental expert group, composed of experts from academia and the private sector, to study the role of civilian private security services and their contribution to crime prevention and community safety and to consider, inter alia, issues relating to their oversight by competent State authorities. In the period since the eighteenth session of the Commission, no meeting of the expert group has been held, owing to the lack of extrabudgetary resources. A planning meeting to prepare for the organization of the expert group was held on 10 and 11 May 2010. A report on that meeting will be made available to the Commission in a conference room paper (E/CN.15/2011/CRP.2). The Commission will also have before it a note by the Secretariat on civilian private security services: their oversight and their role in and contribution to crime prevention and community safety (E/CN.15/2011/14).

The Economic and Social Council, in its resolution 2009/22, entitled “International cooperation in the prevention, investigation, prosecution and punishment of economic fraud and identity-related crime”, requested UNODC to collect, develop and disseminate materials and guidelines to assist Member States in preventing and combating economic fraud and identity-related crime and to continue to promote the exchange of views between public and private sector entities on related issues through the continuation of the work of the core group of experts on identity-related crime and to report on the outcome of its work to the Commission on a regular basis.

The Commission will have before it for its consideration the report of the Secretary- General on the implementation of that resolution (E/CN.15/2011/16). The report on the meeting of the core group of experts on identity-related crime held in Vienna from 6 to 8 December 2010 will be made available to the Commission as a conference room paper (E/CN.15/2011/CRP.3).

Understanding and knowledge of crime trends and criminal justice indicators support effective policy formulation, operational response and impact assessment in the area of crime prevention. Regular international data-collection activities on crime trends and criminal justice and relevant analysis were mandated by the General Assembly in its resolution 46/152 and by the Economic and Social Council in its resolutions 1984/48, 1990/18, 1996/11 and 1997/27. In its resolutions 64/179

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and 65/232, the Assembly requested UNODC to strengthen the collection, analysis and dissemination of accurate, reliable and comparable data and information to enhance knowledge on crime trends. The data thus collected, together with complementary information, provide evidence to assist in identifying trends, analysing long- and short-term changes and assessing the magnitude of the crime problem. The Commission will have before it for its consideration the report of the Secretary-General on the implementation of its resolution 19/2, entitled

“Strengthening the collection, analysis and reporting of comparable crime-related data”, and of Council resolution 2009/25, entitled “Improving the collection, reporting and analysis of data to enhance knowledge on trends in specific areas of crime” (E/CN.15/2011/17).

In paragraph 11 of the Salvador Declaration, the Commission was invited to consider strengthening the capacity of UNODC to collect, analyse and disseminate accurate, reliable and comparable data on world crime and victimization trends and patterns, and Member States were called upon to support the gathering and analysis of information and to consider designating focal points and provide information when requested to do so by the Commission.

In its resolution 65/230, the General Assembly requested the Commission to establish, in line with paragraph 42 of the Salvador Declaration, an open-ended intergovernmental expert group, to be convened prior to the twentieth session of the Commission, to conduct a comprehensive study of the problem of cybercrime and responses to it by Member States, the international community and the private sector, including the exchange of information on national legislation, best practices, technical assistance and international cooperation, with a view to examining options to strengthen existing responses and to propose new national and international legal or other responses to cybercrime. The intergovernmental expert group held its first meeting from 17 to 21 January 2011. The Commission will have before it for its consideration a note by the Secretariat on the outcome of that meeting (E/CN.15/2011/19).

In accordance with decision 19/1 of the Commission, entitled, “Strengthening crime prevention and criminal justice responses to counterfeiting and piracy”, the United Nations Interregional Crime and Justice Research Institute will present its report entitled Counterfeiting: A Global Spread, a Global Threat, with its updates, under this agenda item.

Documentation

Report of the Executive Director on the activities of the United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime (E/CN.7/2011/3-E/CN.15/2011/3)

Note by the Secretariat on world crime trends and emerging issues and responses in the field of crime prevention and criminal justice (E/CN.15/2011/10)

Note by the Secretariat on civilian private security services: their oversight and their role in and contribution to crime prevention and community safety (E/CN.15/2011/14)

Report of the Secretary-General on international cooperation in the prevention, investigation, prosecution and punishment of economic fraud and identity-related crime (E/CN.15/2011/16)

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Report of the Secretary-General on improving the collection, reporting and analysis of data to enhance knowledge on trends in specific areas of crime (E/CN.15/2011/17) Report of the Executive Director on countering maritime piracy off the coast of Somalia (E/CN.15/2011/18)

Note by the Secretariat containing the report of the open-ended intergovernmental expert group on the comprehensive study of the problem of cybercrime and responses to it by Member States, the international community and the private sector (E/CN.15/2011/19)

7. Follow-up to the Twelfth United Nations Congress on Crime Prevention and Criminal Justice and preparations for the Thirteenth United Nations Congress on Crime Prevention and Criminal Justice

The General Assembly, in its resolution 65/230, requested the Commission to consider at its twentieth session options to improve the efficiency of the process involved in the United Nations congresses on crime prevention and criminal justice, taking into account the recommendations made by the Intergovernmental Group of Experts on Lessons Learned from United Nations Congresses on Crime Prevention and Criminal Justice at its meeting held in Bangkok from 15 to 18 August 2006 (E/CN.15/2007/6).

Also in its resolution 65/230, the General Assembly requested the Secretary-General to distribute the report of the Twelfth United Nations Congress on Crime Prevention and Criminal Justice (A/CONF.213/8), including the Salvador Declaration, to Member States, intergovernmental organizations and non-governmental organizations, so as to ensure that the recommendations of the Twelfth Congress are disseminated as widely as possible, and to seek proposals by Member States for ways and means of ensuring appropriate follow-up to the Salvador Declaration for consideration and action by the Commission at its twentieth session.

Documentation

Report of the Secretary-General on follow-up to the Twelfth United Nations Congress on Crime Prevention and Criminal Justice and preparations for the Thirteenth United Nations Congress on Crime Prevention and Criminal Justice (E/CN.15/2011/15)

8. Use and application of United Nations standards and norms in crime prevention and criminal justice

In section VII of its resolution 1992/22, the Economic and Social Council decided that the Commission should include in its agenda a standing item on existing United Nations standards and norms in the field of crime prevention and criminal justice, including their use and application.

In its resolution 2003/30, the Council decided to group those United Nations standards and norms into categories for the purpose of targeted collection of information and requested UNODC, in collaboration with the institutes comprising the United Nations crime prevention and criminal justice programme network, to provide support to Member States requesting assistance with the use and application of those United Nations standards and norms.

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In its resolution 65/232, entitled “Strengthening the United Nations crime prevention and criminal justice programme, in particular its technical cooperation capacity”, the General Assembly encouraged Member States to take relevant measures, as appropriate to their national contexts, to ensure the diffusion, use and application of the United Nations standards and norms in crime prevention and criminal justice, including the consideration and, where they deem it necessary, dissemination of existing manuals and handbooks developed and published by UNODC.

In paragraph 4 of the Salvador Declaration, the Commission was invited to consider reviewing and, if necessary, updating and supplementing the United Nations standards and norms in crime prevention and criminal justice, and it was recommended that appropriate efforts be made to promote their widest application.

The Commission will have before it for its consideration the report of the Secretary- General on the implementation of Economic and Social Council resolution 2009/26, entitled “Supporting national and international efforts for child justice reform, in particular through improved coordination in technical assistance”

(E/CN.15/2011/13).

Documentation

Report of the Executive Director on the activities of the United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime (E/CN.7/2011/3-E/CN.15/2011/3)

Report of the Secretary-General on strengthening the rule of law through improved integrity and capacity of prosecution services (E/CN.15/2011/8)

Report of the Secretary-General on the use and application of United Nations standards and norms in crime prevention and criminal justice (E/CN.15/2011/12) Report of the Secretary-General on national and international efforts for child justice reform, in particular through improved coordination in technical assistance (E/CN.15/2011/13)

9. Provisional agenda for the twenty-first session of the Commission

In accordance with rule 9 of the rules of procedure of the functional commissions of the Economic and Social Council, the Commission will have before it the provisional agenda for its twenty-first session. With respect to the duration of the session and the submission of draft resolutions, the Commission should review the experience gained thus far and is invited to consider its programme of work in relation to the duration of its subsequent sessions, as well as the appropriateness of recent practice with respect to the deadline for the submission of draft resolutions.

The Commission should also devote attention to the selection of the themes for the thematic discussion at its subsequent sessions and should consider making more definite arrangements regarding the duration of its future sessions.

The Economic and Social Council, in its decision 2010/243, decided that the prominent theme for the twenty-first session of the Commission would be “Violence against migrants, migrant workers and their families”, bearing in mind paragraph 38 of the Salvador Declaration. It also decided that the prominent theme for the twenty- second session of the Commission would be “Challenges posed by emerging forms of crime that have a significant impact on the environment and ways to deal with

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them effectively”, bearing in mind paragraph 14 of the Salvador Declaration, and decided that the prominent theme for the twenty-third session would be

“International cooperation in criminal matters”, bearing in mind paragraph 21 of the Salvador Declaration.

11. Adoption of the report of the Commission on its twentieth session

It is expected that the Commission will adopt the report on its twentieth session on 15 April 2011, the last day of the session.

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Annex

Proposed organization of work

1. In its decision 1997/232, the Economic and Social Council decided that the Commission on Crime Prevention and Criminal Justice, in addition to plenary meetings, should be provided with full interpretation services for a total of 12 meetings for informal consultations on draft proposals and for meetings of open- ended working groups, with the precise allocation of time for the different types of meetings to be determined by the Commission under the agenda item entitled

“Adoption of the agenda and organization of work”, on the understanding that no more than two meetings would be held concurrently, in order to ensure maximum participation of delegations.

2. The proposed organization of work is subject to approval by the Commission.

As soon as discussion on an item or sub-item has been concluded, the following one will be taken up, time permitting. Suggested meeting times are from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. and from 3 to 6 p.m. The Committee of the Whole is scheduled to meet from the afternoon of Monday, 11 April, to the morning of Friday, 15 April 2011.

3. The Commission, at its reconvened nineteenth session, held on 3 December 2010, took note of the recommendation of the extended Bureau and agreed that informal consultations would be held on Friday, 8 April 2011. The informal pre-session consultations could devote attention to, inter alia, a preliminary review of draft resolutions to be considered at the twentieth session of the Commission, made available in advance, as well as the subthemes of the thematic debate of the twenty-first session, the theme and subthemes of subsequent sessions, the duration of the twenty-first session and other matters.

4. In accordance with established practice, the Commission will first consider draft resolutions in the Committee of the Whole before they are submitted to the plenary. The provisional deadline for the submission of draft resolutions is noon on Monday, 11 April 2011. States intending to submit draft resolutions for consideration at the twentieth session of the Commission are requested to submit them as early as possible and at least one month prior to the commencement of the twentieth session. To facilitate the work of the Commission, it is recommended that draft resolutions be submitted to the Secretariat, in electronic form, by 8 March 2011.

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Informal pre-session consultations, 8 April 2011

Date and time Friday, 8 April

10 a.m.-1 p.m. Informal consultations 3-6 p.m. Informal consultations

Twentieth session, 11-15 April 2011

Plenary Committee of the Whole Monday, 11 April

10-11 a.m. Opening of the session Item 1. Election of officers

Item 2. Adoption of the agenda and other organizational matters

11 a.m.-1 p.m. Item 3. Strategic management, budgetary and administrative questions

(a) Work of the working group on improving the governance and financial situation of the United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime (b) Directives on policy and budgetary issues for

the United Nations crime prevention and criminal justice programme

3-6 p.m. Item 3. Strategic management, budgetary and administrative questions (continued)

Workshop on protecting children in a digital age: the misuse of technology in the abuse and exploitation of children Tuesday, 12 April

10 a.m.-1 p.m. Item 4. Thematic discussion on protecting children in a digital age: the misuse of technology in the abuse and exploitation of children

(a) Nature and scope of the problem of misuse of new technologies in the abuse and exploitation of children

Informal consultations:

consideration of draft resolutions

3-6 p.m. Item 4. Thematic discussion on protecting children in a digital age: the misuse of technology in the abuse and exploitation of children (continued) (b) Responses to the problem of misuse of new

technologies in the abuse and exploitation of children

Informal consultations:

consideration of draft resolutions

(continued)

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Plenary Committee of the Whole Wednesday, 13 April

10 a.m.-1 p.m. Item 5. Integration and coordination of efforts by the United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime and by Member States in the field of crime prevention and criminal justice

(a) Ratification and implementation of the United Nations Convention against Transnational Organized Crime and the Protocols thereto (b) Ratification and implementation of the United

Nations Convention against Corruption (c) Ratification and implementation of the international instruments to prevent and combat terrorism

(d) Other crime prevention and criminal justice matters

(e) Other activities in support of the work of the United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime, in particular activities of the United Nations crime prevention and criminal justice programme network, non-governmental organizations and other bodies

Informal consultations:

consideration of draft resolutions

(continued)

3-6 p.m. Item 5. Integration and coordination of efforts by the United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime and by Member States in the field of crime prevention and criminal justice (continued)

Informal consultations:

consideration of draft resolutions

(continued) Thursday, 14 April

10 a.m.-1 p.m. Item 5. Integration and coordination of efforts by the United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime and by Member States in the field of crime prevention and criminal justice (continued)

Informal consultations:

consideration of draft resolutions

(continued) 3-6 p.m. Item 6. World crime trends and emerging issues

and responses in the field of crime prevention and criminal justice

Item 7. Follow-up to the Twelfth United Nations Congress on Crime Prevention and Criminal Justice and preparations for the Thirteenth Congress

Informal consultations:

consideration of draft resolutions

(continued)

Friday, 15 April

10 a.m.-1 p.m. Item 8. Use and application of United Nations standards and norms in crime prevention and criminal justice

Item 9.Provisional agenda for the twenty-first session of the Commission

Informal consultations:

consideration of draft resolutions

(continued) 3-6 p.m. Item 10. Other business

Item 11. Adoption of the report of the Commission on its twentieth session