Having considered and reviewed the report of the sub-committee and having further revised the section on the development of an effective international crime and justice programme. 1. Unanimously approves the report of the sub-committee, as revised, which has been issued as a report of the Committee on Crime Prevention and Control entitled "The need for the creation of an effective international crime and justice programme" (E/AC.57/1990/L.32); 182/ 2. Requests the Secretary-General to transmit the report to the Eighth United Nations Congress on the Prevention of Crime and the Treatment of Offenders; 3. Recommends that the Eighth Congress should consider the report under item 3 (topic I) of its provisional agenda; 4. Recommends also that the Eighth Congress, after considering that report, should endorse its recommendations and propose the necessary action for their implementation, considering in particular: (a) The formation of an expert working group to further elaborate the proposed programme and the mechanisms required for its implementation; (b) The convening of a summit or ministerial meeting to consider the proposed programme and any international instrimients required to develop its content and structure; (c) The organizational structure required for the proposed programme, including the conversion of the Crime Prevention and Criminal Justice Branch into a major unit of the Secretariat or the establishment of a new United Nations agency. 182/ Subsequently issued as E/1990/31/Add.1. 1. The Committee considered agenda item 3 at the 1st, 2nd, 3rd, 10th and 11th meetings, on 5, 6, 12 and 16 February 1990. It had before it the following documents : (a) Report of the Secretary-General on the progress made in United Nations activities in crime prevention and control (E/AC.57/1990/2) ; (b) Note by the Secretary-General on the nomination of members of the Board of Trustees of the United Nations Interregional Crime and Justice Research Institute (E/AC.57/1990/7);
**Analysis**
The text appears to be a report from a United Nations committee discussing the creation of an effective international crime and justice programme. The language used is formal and technical, suggesting a focus on international governance and policy-making. The content involves recommendations for the creation of a working group, summit, and organizational structure, which implies a focus on international cooperation and institutional development.

**Category**
Humanitarian aid and relief, International relations