A United Nations congress on crime prevention opened Sunday in Kyoto, Japan 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 Justice through Friday. The U.N. crime congress is the largest international conference in the field of criminal justice. Japan was the first non-European country to host the U.N. Crime Congress in 1970 when it was also held in Kyoto. The last congress, held in Doha, Qatar in 2015, had around 4,000 participants from 150 countries.

Source: The Nation March 07, 2021 11:48 UTC