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UNIS/MA/325
16 May 2023

MEDIA ADVISORY

Journalists invited to cover the 32nd session of the Commission on Crime Prevention and Criminal Justice

VIENNA, 16 May (UN Information Service) — Journalists are invited to cover the 32nd session of the Commission on Crime Prevention and Criminal Justice (CCPCJ) which will be held in a hybrid format, combining in-person and online participation, between 22 and 26 May in Vienna, Austria.

The 32nd Session will bring together participants from Member States, UN entities, inter-governmental organizations, and civil society in Vienna and online.

The opening on the first day of the 32nd session will include remarks by:

  • Mary MUGWANJA, Chair of the 32nd session of the Commission on Crime Prevention and Criminal Justice;
  • Csaba KŐRÖSI, President of the 77th Session of the United Nations General Assembly;
  • Lachezara STOEVA, President of the United Nations Economic and Social Council (video message);
  • Ghada WALY, Executive Director of the UN Office on Drugs and Crime (UNODC).

The topic of the thematic discussion this year is “Enhancing the functioning of the criminal justice system to ensure access to justice and to realize a safe and secure society.”  

Resolutions under consideration by the Commission address the following topics:

  • Taking action against trafficking in persons in business operations, public procurement and supply chains for goods and services  
  • Reducing reoffending through rehabilitation and reintegration   
  • Follow-up to the Fourteenth United Nations Congress on Crime Prevention and Criminal Justice and preparations for the Fifteenth United Nations Congress on Crime Prevention and Criminal Justice   
  • Enhancing the contributions of the Commission on Crime Prevention and Criminal Justice to the accelerated implementation of the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development
  • Achieving equal access to justice for all through – and in – criminal justice systems
  • Technical assistance provided by the United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime related to counter-terrorism

The list of draft resolutions can be found here.

Over 110 side events and 14 exhibitions will take place during the 32nd session.

Media accreditation

Media representatives can follow the opening of the session online or in person on 22 May 2023 at 10:00 AM (CET). For media accreditation to attend in person please contact the United Nations Information Service (UNIS), Vienna (press.vienna[at]un.org).

To follow the opening online, please click here.

Member States will make transcriptions and statements available to journalists at their own discretion.

Join the conversation on Twitter by using the hashtag #CCPCJ32 and follow @UNODC, @GhadaFathiWaly, @CCPCJ and @UN_Vienna for updates.

Further information can be found here.

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For further information please contact:

Brian Hansford
 Advocacy Section Chief, UNODC
 Telephone: (+43 1) 26060-83225
 Email: brian.hansford[at]un.org

or

Anne Thomas 
Public Information Officer, UNIS Vienna 
Telephone: (+43-1) 26060-5588 
Mobile: (+43-699) 1459-5588 
Email: anne.thomas[at]un.org

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