Events

2024

5-6 December: Reconvened 33rd session, BR-D, C-Building, Vienna International Centre
2-4 December: Intersessional meeting including Thematic Discussion on the Implementation of the Kyoto Declaration, BR-D, C-Building, Vienna International Centre
13-17 May: 33rd session of the Commission on Crime Prevention and Criminal Justice, M-Building, Vienna International Centre

2023

7-8 December: Reconvened 32nd session, Vienna International Centre
21-22 September: Intersessional Meeting including Thematic Discussions on the implementation of the Kyoto Declaration, BR-D, C-Building, Vienna International Center and online
22-26 May: 32nd session of the Commission on Crime Prevention and Criminal Justice, M-Building, Vienna International Centre
31 January: Chair’s Event - 10th Anniversary of the Adoption of the United Nations Principles and Guidelines on Access to Legal Aid in Criminal Justice Systems, CR-1, C-Building, Vienna International Centre and online
24 January: Special Event - Launch of the 2022 UNODC Global Report on Trafficking in Persons, CR-1, C-Building, Vienna International Centre and online

2022

8-9 December: Reconvened 31st session, Vienna International Centre
5-7 December: Intersessional Meeting including Thematic Discussions on the implementation of the Kyoto Declaration, BR-D, C-Building, Vienna International Center and online
16-20 May: 31st session of the Commission on Crime Prevention and Criminal Justice, M-Building, Vienna International Centre
13 May: 31st session of the Commission on Crime Prevention and Criminal Justice, Pre-session consultations
14-16 February: 1st intersessional meeting, Expert Discussions on Crimes that Affect the Environment, BR-C, C-Building, Vienna International Centre and online

2021

9-10 December: Reconvened 30th session, BR-C, C-Building, Vienna International Centre
8 December: Reconvened 30th session, Thematic Discussion, BR-D, C-Building, Vienna International Centre
10-12 November: Intersessional Meeting including Thematic Discussions on the Implementation of the Kyoto Declaration
17-21 May: 30th session of the Commission on Crime Prevention and Criminal Justice, M-Building, Vienna International Centre
14 May: 12 noon to 2 p.m. Vienna time (CEST): Commission on Crime Prevention and Criminal Justice 30th session, Pre-session consultations
17 February: 30th session, 2nd Intersessional meeting, Online meeting
2 February: 30th seesion, Special Event: Launch of the 2020 UNODC Global Report on Trafficking in Persons, Online Event
22 January: 30th session, 1st Intersessional meeting, Online Meeting

2020

3-4 December:Reconvened 29th session, Plenary Hall, M-Building, Vienna International Centre
3 December: 29th session of the Commission on Crime Prevention and Criminal Justice (Due to the COVID-19 pandemic the postponed 29^th session of the CCPCJ is scheduled to take place in a scaled-down format on 3 December 2020, to be immediately followed by the reconvened session of the 29^th CCPCJ.)
30 September, 10:30 hrs Vienna Time (CEST): 2nd Intersessional meeting
12 June, 15:00 hrs Vienna Time (CEST): Joint CND & CCPCJ Virtual Event commemorating the twenty-fifth anniversary of the Fourth World Conference on Women and the adoption of the Being Declaration and Platform for Action (1995) and discussing how the COVID-19 pandemic is affecting women and girls
24 January: 1st Intersessional meeting, Conference Room C-3, Vienna International Centre

Previous sessions of the Commission on Crime Prevention and Criminal Justice

For information about the previous sessions visit this page.

Regular and intersessional meetings of the Commission

The Commission holds annual sessions for the duration of one week in the first half of the year, as well as one-day reconvened sessions at the end of each year to consider administrative and budgetary matters. The Commission has a maximum number of ten working days for its session, pursuant to General Assembly resolution 46/152. In order to examine draft decisions, draft resolutions and specific technical issues, a Committee of the Whole is convened concurrently with the annual session of the Commission.

Intersessional meetings of the Commission are convened to finalize the provisional agenda of the Commission; to address organizational and substantive matters; and to provide continuous and effective policy guidance.

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