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Crime


SOC/CP/189
30 May 1996


Press Release
SOC/CP/189


VIEWS ON FIREARMS REGULATION DISCUSSED IN CRIME COMMISSION

19960530 (Reproduced as received from UN Information Service.)

VIENNA, 28 May -- A United Nations project on firearms issues including a survey on national experiences, policies and regulations, and proposed electronic database, was discussed this afternoon in the Commission on Crime Prevention and Criminal Justice.

SOC/CP/187
29 May 1996


Press Release
SOC/CP/187


DRAFTS ON 'CRIME AND SECURITY', WORLD ENVIRONMENTAL COURT INTRODUCED IN CRIME COMMISSION

19960529 Discussion of Matters Related to Technical Cooperation Begins

(Reproduced as received from UN Information Service.)

VIENNA, 24 May -- A draft declaration on "crime and security" was introduced this afternoon in the Commission on Crime Prevention and Criminal Justice by the representative of the United States.

SOC/CP/185
28 May 1996


Press Release
SOC/CP/185


NIGERIA WARNS CRIME COMMISSION OF WAVE OF FRAUD PERPETRATED BY CRIMINALS IN THAT COUNTRY

19960528 Speakers Continue to Debate Idea of Treaty on Organized Crime

(Reproduced as received from UN Information Service.)

VIENNA, 23 May -- Nigeria has alerted the world to a "crime wave" of international fraud emanating from that country.

SOC/CP/184
24 May 1996


Press Release
SOC/CP/184


SPEAKERS IN CRIME COMMISSION FOCUS ON NEED FOR MEASURES TO ADDRESS VIOLENCE AGAINST WOMEN

19960524 Differing View Voiced on Developing Treaty on Organized Crimes

(Reproduced as received from UN Information Service.)

VIENNA, 22 May -- A new strategy was needed to address the issue of violence against women, the representative of Canada told the Commission on Crime Prevention and Criminal Justice this afternoon.

SOC/CP/181
23 May 1996


Press Release
SOC/CP/181


CRIME CONTROL COMMISSION BEGINS TWO-WEEK SESSION

19960523

(Reproduced as received from UN Information Service.)

VIENNA, 21 May -- The United States and Japan this morning announced contributions to United Nations crime control activities totalling some $520,000, as the Commission on Crime Prevention and Criminal Justice began a two-week session here.