Mandate
The President of the General Assembly will hold a high-level debate on the theme “Crime Prevention and
Sustainable Development through Sports” in cooperation with the United Nations Office on Drugs and
Crime and with the involvement of relevant stakeholders, pursuant to General Assembly resolution 78/229
of 19 December 2023, entitled “Strengthening the United Nations crime prevention and criminal justice
programme, in particular its technical cooperation capacity”.
According to the mandate, summary of the discussion will be transmitted to the Commission on Crime Prevention and Criminal Justice and to all Member States.
The event will be webcasted Live on June 5, 2024, on UN Web TV
PROGRAM
Remarks by the President of the General Assembly, Mr. Dennis Francis,
at the Opening of the High-level Debate on Crime Prevention and Sustainable Development through Sports
Remarks by the President of the General Assembly, Mr. Dennis Francis, at the United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime side event titled, “Score against Crime: Harnessing sports for crime prevention through partnerships”
Key documents
PGA letter – HLD on Crime Prevention final programme
HLD on Crime prevention and Sports – Final Programme
HLD on Crime prevention and Sports – Preliminary Programme –
PGA Letter – HL Debate on Crime Prevention _2024-05-30-09-37-55
Concept Note – GA High-level Debate on Crime Prevention through Sports
“Crime Prevention comprises strategies and measures that seek to reduce the risk of crimes occurring, and their potential harmful effects on individuals and society, including fear of crime, by intervening to influence their multiple causes.” the Prevention of Crime ECOSOC Resolution 2002/13, Annex.
Well-planned crime prevention strategies not only prevent crime and victimization, but also contribute to sustainable development. Prevention is key to achieving Sustainable Development Goal 16 in terms of reducing violence, crime and injustice, as well as for creating safe and resilient cities (SDG 11) and for eliminating all form of violence against women and girls (SDG 5).
