Banner of CCPCJ: Commission on Crime Prevention and Criminal Justice, the principle policymaking body of the United Nations
in the field of crime prevention and criminal justice
Events
2021
9-10 December: Reconvened 30th session, BR-D, C-Building, Vienna International Centre
17-21 May: 30th session of the Commission on Crime Prevention and Criminal Justice, M-Building, Vienna
International Centre
14 May: Commission on Crime Prevention and Criminal Justice 30th session, Pre-session Informal Consultations, BR-D,
C-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 29th 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 29th CCPCJ.)
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.
