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UN official acclaims 2016 Crime Commission session for role in sustainable development

New York, May 28 (Just Earth News):As the week-long annual session of the Commission on Crime Prevention and Criminal Justice (CCPCJ) came to a close in Vienna on Friday, the head of the United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime (UNODC) highlighted that bonds had been strengthened between efforts in crime prevention and criminal justice and work undertaken to promote sustainable development.

In Vienna, UN Crime Commission opens with call to advance justice, rule of law

New York, May 24 (Just Earth News): The main United Nations anti-crime forum opened in Vienna on Monday with calls to strengthen justice and the rule of law and help build resilient institutions in support of the global development goals, which recognize the connections between poverty, security, crime and corruption.