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41. We recommend that the United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime, upon
request, provide, in cooperation with Member States, relevant international
organizations and the private sector, technical assistance and training to States to
improve national legislation and build the capacity of national authorities in order to
deal with cybercrime, including the prevention, detection, investigation and
prosecution of such crime in all its forms, and to enhance the security of computer
networks.
42. We invite the Commission on Crime Prevention and Criminal Justice to
consider convening an open-ended intergovernmental expert group to conduct a
comprehensive study of the problem of cybercrime and responses to it by Member
States, the international community and the private sector, including the exchange of
information on national legislation, best practices, technical assistance and
international cooperation, with a view to examining options to strengthen existing
and to propose new national and international legal or other responses to cybercrime.
43. We endeavour to take measures to promote wider education and
awareness of the United Nations standards and norms in crime prevention and
criminal justice to ensure a culture of respect for the rule of law. In this regard, we
recognize the role of civil society and the media in cooperating with States in these
efforts. We invite the United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime to continue to play
a key role in the development and implementation of measures to promote and
develop such a culture, in close coordination with other relevant United Nations
entities.
44. We undertake to promote appropriate training of officials entrusted with
upholding the rule of law, including correctional facility officers, law enforcement
officials and the judiciary, as well as prosecutors and defence lawyers, in the use
and application of those standards and norms.
45. We are concerned by urban crime and its impact on specific populations
and places. We therefore recommend stronger coordination between security and
social policies, with a view to addressing some of the root causes of urban violence.
46. We recognize that specific groups are particularly vulnerable to situations
of urban crime, and we therefore recommend the adoption and implementation of
civic intercultural programmes, where appropriate, aimed at combating racism and
xenophobia, reducing the exclusion of minorities and migrants and thus promoting
community cohesion.
47. We acknowledge the increasing links between transnational organized
crime and drug trafficking in the context of the world drug problem. In this regard,
we stress the urgent need for all States to enhance bilateral, regional and
international cooperation to effectively counter the challenges posed by these links.
48. We recognize that the penitentiary system is one of the key components
of the criminal justice system. We endeavour to use the United Nations standards
and norms for the treatment of prisoners as a source of guidance in the development
or updating of our national codes of penitentiary administration.
49. We invite the Commission on Crime Prevention and Criminal Justice to
consider convening an open-ended intergovernmental expert group to exchange
information on best practices, as well as national legislation and existing
international law, and on the revision of existing United Nations standard minimum
rules for the treatment of prisoners so that they reflect recent advances in
correctional science and best practices, with a view to making recommendations to
the Commission on possible next steps.
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