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Secretary-General's Symposium on Supporting Victims of Terrorism

9 September, the Secretary-General hosted a Symposium on “Supporting Victims of Terrorism” at 9 a.m. in the Economic and Social Council Chamber. The UN invited 18 victims of terrorism, representing every continent, to meet as a panel to discuss different forms of terrorism, from bombings to kidnappings to violent hostage situations. [ Read report

alliance meetings

Bi-Monthly Meetings
Friday 8th May 2009
Working Parties: 12:00 PM ~ 1:00 PM
General Meeting: 1:00 PM ~ 3:00 PM
at the NGO Resource Center in the Basement of UNHQ Lobby. You do not need a UN ground pass to access this conference room.

upcoming events

Preparations for the 12th United Nations Crime Congress

The 12th United Nations Congress on Crime Prevention and Criminal Justice will be held in Salvador, Brazil from 12th - 19th April 2010 with pre-Congress consultations to be held 11th April 2010.

NGO and Ancillary meetings will be coordinated by UNICRI and ISPAC. More information will be forthcoming. THose interested in staying updated on developments regarding the Congress are invited to join an email list intended to share documents and information as a joint Vienna and NY Alliance list can visit this group's homepage or email the group at: crime-alliance@googlegroups.com NEW

The Eighteenth session of the Crime Commission will be held in Vienna from 16-24 April 2009

More discussion on the 12th Crime Congress will take place at the Eighteenth session of the Crime Commission in Vienna from 16-24 April 2009. During this session the UN Programme Network Institutes will host a workshop on prison overcrowding. NY Alliance members will also host a side event on Victims. That workshop will most likely take place on the first day of the Commission meeting (Wednesday, 15 April) in the afternoon. <<-- More Information and proposed order of work-->> NEW

Check the ISPAC Calendar


information center
Have questions? Ask Gary at the Alliance Information Center Gary Hill of the International Scientific and Professional Advisory Council of the United Nations Crime Prevention and Criminal Justice Programme can help you with questions about the Alliance as well as general criminal justice questions.
online resources

Ending Violence Against Women: From Words to Action Study of the Secretary General (2006). Now available for download as a pdf file.
	UNODC Project AFGH/S47 — Afghanistan: Female prisoners and their Social Reintegration: Developing Post-Release Opportunities for Women and Girl Prisoners, March 2007. Available as a PDF Document Other UNODC Projects in Afghanistan can be reviewed here

	Handbook of basic principles and promising practices on Alterantives to Imprisonment. This e-book is another of a number of tools and manuals being developed to assist States in operationalizing standards and norms in crime prevention and criminal justice.

	UNODC releases its flagship publication, World Drug Report 2008 26 June 2008 - The World Drug Report 2008, the UNODC flagship publication, was launched in New York today by Executive Director Antonio Maria Costa. The report shows that the recent stabilization in the world drugs market is under threat because of a surge in opium and coca cultivation in rebel-held areas of Afghanistan and Colombia. Higher drug use in developing countries could also undermine recent progress in drug control. [Read More]
What is the role of criminologists in informing United Nations public policy? Cindy Smith, Chair of the Division of International Criminology of the American Society of Criminology, reflects on how the UN's Crime Commission develops its resolutions. That is, how public policy is being shaped and the role of criminologiests. <--more--

	UNODC Annual Report 2008 The UNODC Annual Report for 2008 is available <--here-->

	English version of the UN Handbook on Restorative Justice is now available online In many countries, dissatisfaction and frustration with the formal justice system or a resurging interest in preserving and strengthening customary law and traditional justice practices have led to calls for alternative responses to crime and social disorder..<---More--->
The Alliance... Fosters humane policies, encouraging the development of effective crime prevention and criminal justice strategies and practices domestically and globally. Encourages cooperation between members of the community of nations in addressing shared justice. Advocates respect for the human dignity and the rights of crime victims as well as those accused of criminality; and Works to advance the protection and restoration of the well being of all persons and communities affected by criminality.