[Content from UNODC site here. You can also find more information on the host country website here]
The 14th UN Congress on Crime Prevention and Criminal Justice is envisaged to be held from 7 to 12 March 2021 in Kyoto, Japan. The new date has been recommended by the Commission on Crime Prevention and Criminal Justice, as the preparatory body of the Congress, together with pre-Congress consultations on 6 March 2021. The UN General Assembly is expected to formalize the dates soon.
The 14th Congress was originally scheduled to take place in Kyoto, Japan, on 20-27 April 2020, and postponed, due to the worldwide situation related to COVID-19. The 14th Congress is scheduled to take place at the same venue, and the UN Office on Drugs and Crime (UNODC) and the Host Country, Japan will be working closely to adjust the format, if and where needed, including through the use of virtual platforms, to ensure inclusiveness.
The Congress website will be updated in due course to provide more information. Further details will be also available in the updated versions of Information for Participants and the Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ).
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What is the UN Crime Congress?
The UN Crime Congress, held once every five years since 1955, is one of the largest conferences of the UN in the field of crime prevention and criminal justice. The United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime (UNODC) serves as the secretariat of the UN Crime Congress.
Since 1955, the United Nations congresses on crime prevention and criminal justice have brought together high-level representatives of governments, intergovernmental and non-governmental organizations, and criminal justice professionals and scholars to discuss common concerns, share experiences and seek solutions in the field of crime prevention and criminal justice.
The most recent UN Crime Congress, held in Doha, Qatar in 2015, was attended by approximately 4,000 participants from 150 countries. The participants included the Emir of the State of Qatar, H.H. Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad AL-THANI, and the then UN Secretary-General, H.E. Mr. Ki-moon Ban.
The UN Crime Congress discusses topics of international concern in the field of crime prevention and criminal justice. The UN Crime Congress will adopt a political declaration that will set the crime prevention and criminal justice agenda for the next five years.
At the Kyoto Congress, effective measures to deal with threats faced by international society, such as organized crime, corruption and terrorism, will be discussed under the overall theme “Advancing crime prevention, criminal justice and the rule of law: towards the achievement of the 2030 Agenda”. The 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development, which is called the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), was adopted at the United Nations Sustainable Development Summit on 25 September 2015.