REFORM OF CRIMINAL JUSTICE SYSTEM TO BE FOCUS OF UN CRIME COMMISSION MEETING

40-Member Body to Hold Eleventh Session in Vienna, 16 to 25 April

VIENNA, 16 April (UN Information Service) -- The reform of the criminal justice system will be the main theme of discussion at the eleventh session of the UN Commission on Crime Prevention and Criminal Justice to be held here starting this morning.

FIGHT AGAINST HUMAN TRAFFICKING GAINS AWARENESS-RAISING TOOL

IN GLOBAL TELEVISION CAMPAIGN

VIENNA, 19 February (UN Information Service) -- A new video spot is being released today as a part of a global television campaign by the United Nations Office for Drug Control and Crime Prevention (ODCCP) to increase education and awareness about trafficking in human beings.

PROGRESS MADE ON DRAFT UN CONVENTION AGAINST CORRUPTION

First Meeting of Ad Hoc Committee Concludes in Vienna

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VIENNA, 5 February (UN Information Service) -- Negotiations on a Convention against Corruption have begun at the Ad Hoc Committee for the Elaboration of a Convention against Corruption which concluded its first two-week session in Vienna on 1 February 2002.

ANTI-CORRUPTION COORDINATION MEETING CONCLUDES IN VIENNA

VIENNA, 5 February (UN Information Service) -- Steps to improve information sharing and best practices across the United Nations and other partners in the fight against corruption were discussed at an inter-agency anti-corruption coordination meeting in Vienna on 4 and 5 February 2002.

FIRST MEETING TO DISCUSS DRAFT INTERNATIONAL CONVENTION AGAINST CORRUPTION

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GOVERNMENTS CALL FOR STRENGTHENING ANTI-TERRORISM ROLE

OF UN CENTRE FOR INTERNATIONAL CRIME PREVENTION

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UN MEETING SETS STAGE FOR NEGOTIATING NEW TREATY AGAINST CORRUPTION

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CORRUPTION CENTRAL THEME OF CRIME COMMISSION MEETING

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CORRUPTION TO BE CENTRAL THEME OF UPCOMING UNITED NATIONS

CRIME COMMISSION MEETING

40-Member Body Will Hold Tenth Session in Vienna from 8 to 17 May

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VIENNA, 7 May (UN Information Service) -- Progress in fighting corruption will be the chief focus as 40 governments and observers convene here starting

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FIRST UN TREATY AGAINST TRANSNATIONAL ORGANIZED CRIME ADOPTED BY ASSEMBLY

VIENNA, 15 November (United Nations Information Service) -- With increasing international alarm at the growing power of criminal groups and their involvement in new and alarmingly exploitative crimes, the General Assembly today adopted the first international treaty to address these concerns.