14th UN Crime Congress - Civil society statement

Key topics to be included in the civil society statement to the Kyoto Congress

The 14th UN Congress on Crime Prevention and Criminal Justice will take place from 7 to 12 March 2021 in Kyoto, Japan. Due to the covid-19 situation, the Congress, which was planned to be held in April 2020, will take place in a hybrid format, with civil society likely to be able to take part only remotely to the event.

The civil society statement is a tradition of the Congress and will be delivered by the Alliance of NGOs on Crime Prevention and Criminal Justice on behalf of all its members and beyond. A slot in the High Level Segment has been secured for this important speech.

The dedicated Alliance Working Group led by Philip Reichel is seeking your opinion on the key topics to be included in the statement. Our aim is to be as inclusive as possible and to make sure that we don't overlook any important crime prevention and criminal justice issues, including those that may have emerged during the pandemic.

This survey is your occasion to bring to our attention what you consider important. It will take only 5 minutes of your time, thank you in advance for participating!

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* 1. Please tell us how important each of the topics below is to you and your work (you will be able to suggest other topics in the subsequent questions):

	Extremely important	Very important	Important but not my focus	Not a priority for me
Crime prevention	Crime prevention Extremely important	Crime prevention Very important	Crime prevention Important but not my focus	Crime prevention Not a priority for me
Gender	Gender Extremely important	Gender Very important	Gender Important but not my focus	Gender Not a priority for me
Hate crime	Hate crime Extremely important	Hate crime Very important	Hate crime Important but not my focus	Hate crime Not a priority for me
Domestic violence	Domestic violence Extremely important	Domestic violence Very important	Domestic violence Important but not my focus	Domestic violence Not a priority for me
Femicide	Femicide Extremely important	Femicide Very important	Femicide Important but not my focus	Femicide Not a priority for me
Children and youth	Children and youth Extremely important	Children and youth Very important	Children and youth Important but not my focus	Children and youth Not a priority for me
Elderly people	Elderly people Extremely important	Elderly people Very important	Elderly people Important but not my focus	Elderly people Not a priority for me
Cybercrime	Cybercrime Extremely important	Cybercrime Very important	Cybercrime Important but not my focus	Cybercrime Not a priority for me
Organized crime	Organized crime Extremely important	Organized crime Very important	Organized crime Important but not my focus	Organized crime Not a priority for me
Corruption	Corruption Extremely important	Corruption Very important	Corruption Important but not my focus	Corruption Not a priority for me
Trafficking in persons	Trafficking in persons Extremely important	Trafficking in persons Very important	Trafficking in persons Important but not my focus	Trafficking in persons Not a priority for me
Prisons	Prisons Extremely important	Prisons Very important	Prisons Important but not my focus	Prisons Not a priority for me
Victims	Victims Extremely important	Victims Very important	Victims Important but not my focus	Victims Not a priority for me
Urban safety	Urban safety Extremely important	Urban safety Very important	Urban safety Important but not my focus	Urban safety Not a priority for me
Evidence for policy making	Evidence for policy making Extremely important	Evidence for policy making Very important	Evidence for policy making Important but not my focus	Evidence for policy making Not a priority for me
Crimes against the environment	Crimes against the environment Extremely important	Crimes against the environment Very important	Crimes against the environment Important but not my focus	Crimes against the environment Not a priority for me
Wildlife crime and trafficking	Wildlife crime and trafficking Extremely important	Wildlife crime and trafficking Very important	Wildlife crime and trafficking Important but not my focus	Wildlife crime and trafficking Not a priority for me
Cultural property	Cultural property Extremely important	Cultural property Very important	Cultural property Important but not my focus	Cultural property Not a priority for me
Falsifying medicines	Falsifying medicines Extremely important	Falsifying medicines Very important	Falsifying medicines Important but not my focus	Falsifying medicines Not a priority for me
Arms trafficking	Arms trafficking Extremely important	Arms trafficking Very important	Arms trafficking Important but not my focus	Arms trafficking Not a priority for me
Violent extremism and hate speech	Violent extremism and hate speech Extremely important	Violent extremism and hate speech Very important	Violent extremism and hate speech Important but not my focus	Violent extremism and hate speech Not a priority for me
Terrorism	Terrorism Extremely important	Terrorism Very important	Terrorism Important but not my focus	Terrorism Not a priority for me
Torture by non-state actors	Torture by non-state actors Extremely important	Torture by non-state actors Very important	Torture by non-state actors Important but not my focus	Torture by non-state actors Not a priority for me
Formation of an international security network	Formation of an international security network Extremely important	Formation of an international security network Very important	Formation of an international security network Important but not my focus	Formation of an international security network Not a priority for me

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* 2. Some topics related to the covid-19 pandemic have been suggested. How important do you consider them?

	Extremely important	Very important	Important but not my focus	Not a priority for me
Emerging types of crime in covid times	Emerging types of crime in covid times Extremely important	Emerging types of crime in covid times Very important	Emerging types of crime in covid times Important but not my focus	Emerging types of crime in covid times Not a priority for me
Crime trends in covid times	Crime trends in covid times Extremely important	Crime trends in covid times Very important	Crime trends in covid times Important but not my focus	Crime trends in covid times Not a priority for me
Role of civil society and access during covid times	Role of civil society and access during covid times Extremely important	Role of civil society and access during covid times Very important	Role of civil society and access during covid times Important but not my focus	Role of civil society and access during covid times Not a priority for me
Impact of covid-19 on criminal justice systems	Impact of covid-19 on criminal justice systems Extremely important	Impact of covid-19 on criminal justice systems Very important	Impact of covid-19 on criminal justice systems Important but not my focus	Impact of covid-19 on criminal justice systems Not a priority for me

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* 3. Strengthening the role of civil society is an important objective of our statement. Please let us know if you agree with the following statements:

	Strongly agree	Very much agree	Agree	I don't agree
Civil society should engage more in evaluation (systematic assessment) of the effectiveness, costs, and impacts of the methods, procedures, and content of crime prevention and criminal justice initiatives	Civil society should engage more in evaluation (systematic assessment) of the effectiveness, costs, and impacts of the methods, procedures, and content of crime prevention and criminal justice initiatives Strongly agree	Civil society should engage more in evaluation (systematic assessment) of the effectiveness, costs, and impacts of the methods, procedures, and content of crime prevention and criminal justice initiatives Very much agree	Civil society should engage more in evaluation (systematic assessment) of the effectiveness, costs, and impacts of the methods, procedures, and content of crime prevention and criminal justice initiatives Agree	Civil society should engage more in evaluation (systematic assessment) of the effectiveness, costs, and impacts of the methods, procedures, and content of crime prevention and criminal justice initiatives I don't agree
Member states and the UN Secretariat should provide more space for discussion and engagement of civil society	Member states and the UN Secretariat should provide more space for discussion and engagement of civil society Strongly agree	Member states and the UN Secretariat should provide more space for discussion and engagement of civil society Very much agree	Member states and the UN Secretariat should provide more space for discussion and engagement of civil society Agree	Member states and the UN Secretariat should provide more space for discussion and engagement of civil society I don't agree
The pandemic should serve as an opportunity to increase access for civil society	The pandemic should serve as an opportunity to increase access for civil society Strongly agree	The pandemic should serve as an opportunity to increase access for civil society Very much agree	The pandemic should serve as an opportunity to increase access for civil society Agree	The pandemic should serve as an opportunity to increase access for civil society I don't agree
Online meetings may limit the ability of civil society to engage meaningfully	Online meetings may limit the ability of civil society to engage meaningfully Strongly agree	Online meetings may limit the ability of civil society to engage meaningfully Very much agree	Online meetings may limit the ability of civil society to engage meaningfully Agree	Online meetings may limit the ability of civil society to engage meaningfully I don't agree

If you don't agree with one or more statements, please provide your comments

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* 4. The following measures could be recommended to the Congress to improve the international/UN framework response. How important are they to your priority issues?

	Very important	Fairly important	Not very important	Not important at all
Increasing coordination	Increasing coordination Very important	Increasing coordination Fairly important	Increasing coordination Not very important	Increasing coordination Not important at all
Increasing opportunities for access to and meaningful participation of civil society in UN meetings	Increasing opportunities for access to and meaningful participation of civil society in UN meetings Very important	Increasing opportunities for access to and meaningful participation of civil society in UN meetings Fairly important	Increasing opportunities for access to and meaningful participation of civil society in UN meetings Not very important	Increasing opportunities for access to and meaningful participation of civil society in UN meetings Not important at all
Increasing transparency and accountability of the UN Secretariat	Increasing transparency and accountability of the UN Secretariat Very important	Increasing transparency and accountability of the UN Secretariat Fairly important	Increasing transparency and accountability of the UN Secretariat Not very important	Increasing transparency and accountability of the UN Secretariat Not important at all
Increasing participation of civil society in the implementation of international instruments	Increasing participation of civil society in the implementation of international instruments Very important	Increasing participation of civil society in the implementation of international instruments Fairly important	Increasing participation of civil society in the implementation of international instruments Not very important	Increasing participation of civil society in the implementation of international instruments Not important at all
Increasing participation of civil society in the review mechanisms of international conventions	Increasing participation of civil society in the review mechanisms of international conventions Very important	Increasing participation of civil society in the review mechanisms of international conventions Fairly important	Increasing participation of civil society in the review mechanisms of international conventions Not very important	Increasing participation of civil society in the review mechanisms of international conventions Not important at all

Other, please specify

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* 5. Which other topic(s) would you suggest for inclusion in the civil society statement (please provide a short description)?

Suggestion 1

Suggestion 2

Suggestion 3

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* 6. Please tell us about you / your organization.

Name

Email address

Name of the Organization

website

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* 7. Are you responding in your individual capacity or on behalf of your organization?

I am responding in my personal capacity

I am responding on behalf of my organization

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* 8. What is your / your organization's experience with the UN Crime Congress?

I have personally / my organization attended at least one of the previous Congresses

I (or my organization) intend to participate in the Kyoto Congress

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Thank you for completing the survey and supporting the Alliance! If your wish to contact us, you can reach us at the email address info@crimealliance.org. Please push on the DONE button to send your responses