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UN crime congress opens in Kyoto amid pandemic The UN crime congress has kicked off in the Japanese city of Kyoto with thorough anti-coronavirus measures in place. The UN Congress on Crime Prevention and Criminal Justice is the first large-scale international conference to be held in the country since the outbreak began. On Sunday, UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres took part in the opening session online. Guterres said that disruption caused by the pandemic is presenting c...

Mar 7, 2021 Osaka – A six-day gathering of United Nations criminal justice officials, experts, and civil society members opened Sunday in Kyoto, with attendees participating in-person and online. The 14th U.N. Congress on Crime Prevention and Criminal Justice, originally scheduled for last year, became the first major international conference to be hosted by Japan since the start of the coronavirus outbreak. The Kyoto congress, and ancillary meetings with criminal justice and crime p...

U.N. crime congress opens in Kyoto with hybrid format amid pandemic A U.N. congress on crime prevention opened Sunday in Kyoto in a hybrid format combining in-person attendance with online streaming to enable virtual participation amid the coronavirus pandemic. High-level government representatives will address a broad range of issues on crime prevention and the justice system, as well as on how to strengthen international cooperation, at the 14th U.N. Congress on Crime Prevention and Criminal ...

UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres has called for an inclusive justice system that is intolerant of discrimination and works for all.High levels of inequality are associated with economic instability, corruption, financial crises, increased ...