Acknowledging the important role the United Nations has played, and continues to play, in the development of those standards and procedures through its quinquennial congresses on the prevention of crime and the treatment of offenders and the Committee on Crime Prevention and Control, Recognizing the valuable contribution of the United Nations to those endeavours through its human rights activities, based on the Universal Declaration of Human Rights, 5/ the International Covenant on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights, è_/ the International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights and its Optional Protocol, 5./ its Second Optional Protocol Aiming at the Abolition of the Death Penalty, 21/ the Convention on the Rights of the Child, ¿2/ the Body of Principles for the Protection of All Persons under Any Form of Detention or Imprisonment 22./ and other relevant instruments. Recalling General Assembly resolutions 40/146 of 13 December 1985, 41/149 of 4 December 1986, 42/143 of 7 December 1987 and 44/162 of 16 December 1989 on human rights in the administration of justice. Recalling also Economic and Social Council resolutions 1987/53 of 28 May 1987 and 1989/68 of 24 May 1989 on the review of the functioning and programme of work of the United Nations in crime prevention and criminal justice. Recalling further Economic and Social Council resolution 1989/63 of 24 May 1989 on the implementation of United Nations standards and norms in crime prevention and criminal justice. Welcoming the steps taken by the Crime Prevention and Criminal Justice Branch of the Centre for Social Development and Humanitarian Affairs and the Centre for Human Rights to ensure even closer co-operation, particularly in the preparations for the Eighth United Nations Congress on the Prevention of Crime and the Treatment of Offenders, Commending in particular the fact that focal points have been further 
**Analysis**
The text appears to be discussing the work of the United Nations in the field of crime prevention and criminal justice, highlighting the organization's role in developing standards and procedures, as well as its commitment to human rights. The text references various UN resolutions and instruments related to human rights, crime prevention, and criminal justice. This suggests that the category may be related to human rights, law, or justice.

**Category**
Humanitarian aid and relief, Education