DOHA: The statistical highlights of the 13th United Nations Congress on Crime Prevention and Criminal Justice include a record 230 meetings and workshops over eight day since the event started April 12 at the Qatar National Convention Centre.
110 top officials including prime ministers, ministers of interior, foreign affairs and justice, public prosecutors, attorney generals, and representatives from142 countries attended the 230 meetings.
The delegates participated in discussions on topics such as transnational trafficking in persons, weapons, drugs, violence against women and children, cultural property, crowding of prisons, cyber and new emerging crimes, treaties, conventions and the Doha Declaration.
The total of ancillary meetings reached 198 and expert translators delivered 140 instant interpretations at the Congress in which delegates spoke 10 languages.
685 media persons reported or broadcast for electronic channels at the event attended by over 5,000 delegates from the world.
The UN Secretary General Ban Ki-moon attended in the Congress for the first time.
The three-day Doha Youth Forum organised ahead of the Congress for the first time saw active participation of young people. They presented their recommendations to the Congress for the Doha Declaration on the roles youth can play in spreading awareness and mitigating crimes globally.
Concurrently an exhibition on associated themes saw the participation of more than 60 national and international agencies at the QNCC over a carpet area of 10.000 square feet.
Another highlight was the ‘Knowledge Centre’ as part of the associated expo of Congress as an international reference on crime prevention and criminal justice with booths representing 17 institutions under the United Nations.
QNA
