Vienna Chapter
Mr. President,
We take this opportunity to thank organizers of the Congress for
arranging this important event. We are also thankful to you for providing
me the opportunity to speak on behalf of the Group of 77 and China.
The Tenth Congress could not occur at better time than at the dawn of
the 21st century to pave the way to address the new challenges facing
humanity in the field of criminality such as transnational organized
crime, money laundering, trafficking in arms and human beings, corruption
and terrorism. In this regard, a concerted action at all levels in order
to facilitate throughout the world a dynamic development of criminal
policies and procedures focused on social justice, respect for human
dignity, freedom, equality and security. No result could be achieved and
permanently maintained without addressing the socio-economic roots of
criminality.
In order to face the new challenges of the 21st Century particular
attention should be given to the situation in developing countries because
of the increasing internationalisation of criminal activities and their
links with world economy and advanced technologies.
To promote the rule of law and reinforce criminal justice system the
needed technical assistance should be granted to developing countries.
This will put them in a position to reinforce their democratic
institutions, guaranty the independence of their judicial system,
implement international norms in the field of the administration of the
criminal justice and prevent the marginalization of minorities and all
discrimination towards them.
Regarding the future convention on transnational organised crime and
associated protocols the Group of 77 and China is convinced that
developing countries need to be provided with substantial long term
assistance for implementing the obligations arising from the convention
and the protocols. Criminal organisations today, use highly sophisticated
methods in carrying out their nefarious activities. This enables them to
stay a step ahead of the law enforcement agencies.
The battle against organised crime will remain inconclusive if all
forms and causes which give rise to such activity are not addressed. It is
necessary that steps be taken to strengthen international economic
co-operation for fostering more equitable growth and development in the
developing countries.
Furthermore, the main objective and core premise of the convention
and the protocols should be to promote international co-operation through
partnership based on shared responsibility and respect for principles of
sovereignty, equal rights and non intervention. The role of the United
Nations System to address global challenges with global solidarity should
be reinforced. Particularly, a genuine co-operation at international,
regional and sub-regional level should be established to mobilise
necessary financial resources to assist developing countries in meeting
the obligations arising from the implementation of the future United
Nations convention against transnational organised crime. For this
purpose, a Special Fund for technical assistance to the benefit of the
developing countries should be established, in order to reinforce and
modernise the administration of criminal justice through the utilisation
of new technologies, training and research.
The fight against terrorism in all its forms, taking into account the
grave menace it represents to the stability of the countries, should be
reinforced. Measures should be taken to identify the obstacles to the
progress of international co-operation, against terrorism, among which the
convening under the auspices of the United Nations an International
Conference and also effective action should be taken to eliminate sources
of financing of terrorist activities.
We are also concerned by the increasing menace that constitute the
trafficking and abuse of drugs. Particular attention should be given to
provide assistance to the developing countries and transit countries
affected by the drug world problem, in order to enable them to fight
against this menace. On the other hand we are also concerned by the
trafficking in persons, particularly women and children and the smuggling
of migrants, whose human rights must be seriously taken into account. A
concerted action should also be taken to prevent the illicit manufacturing
and trafficking of fire arms its parts and components and ammunitions.
The United Nations should also elaborate new international
instruments aiming at the prevention and fight against information network
criminality and other related crimes applicable both to developing and
developed countries.
We also welcome the proposal for elaboration of an independent
instrument of the United Nations against corruption.
The Group of 77 and China would like to stress the need to treat and
analyse the social consequences of Crime with a general perspective of
prevention against organised crime, raising public awareness, protection
and assistance of the victims of organised crime and their families and
rehabilitation of criminals.
In order to establish equity in the judicial process, more use of
practical methods of reparative justice and substitution measures instead
of criminal prosecutions and incarceration should be encouraged. Concrete
measures could be taken and with the objective of addressing the grave
problem of overcrowding in prisons. Appropriate technical assistance could
also be provided to address the problem of juvenile delinquency, by
providing better opportunities including training, to the young people.
More opportunities should be given to local communities to participate in
the formulation of crime prevention policies.
The quinquennial congresses of the United Nations on crime prevention
and treatment of offenders should continue to be the privileged forum for
the periodical exchange of information, experiences and specialised
knowledge in order to formulate concrete recommendations and action
oriented proposals pertaining to different types of national and
transnational organized crimes. We heartedly welcome the inclusion of the
High Level Segment in such Congresses as it indicates political support
for the fight against crime and criminality and we hope that this forum
will be available in the future also.
Mr. President,
The work of this Congress will remain incomplete unless measures are
taken to strengthen the office of Drugs Control and Crime Prevention to
enable it to fulfil its mandate. I appeal to all the donor countries
especially the major donors to continue their support the ODCCP.
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