available to enable prisoners to receive appropriate education; 4. Urges the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization and its International Bureau of Education, in co-operation with the regional commissions, the regional and interregional institutes for crime prevention and criminal justice, the specialized agencies and other entities within the United Nations system, other intergovernmental organizations concerned and non-governmental organizations in consultative status with the Economic and Social Council, to become actively involved in this process; 5. Requests the Secretary-General, subject to the availability of extrabudgetary funds: (a) To develop a set of guidelines and a manual on prison education that would provide the basis necessary for the further development of prison education and would facilitate the exchange of expertise and experience on this aspect of penitentiary practice among Member States; (b) To convene an international expert meeting on prison education, with a view to formulating action-oriented strategies in this area, with the co-operation of the regional and interregional institutes for crime prevention and criminal justice, the specialized agencies, other intergovernmental organizations concerned and non-governmental organizations in consultative status with the Economic and Social Council; 6. Also requests the Secretary-General to inform the Committee on Crime Prevention and Control, at its twelfth session, on the results of his endeavours in this area; 7. Invites the Eighth United Nations Congress on the Prevention of Crime and the Treatment of Offenders and the Committee on Crime Prevention and Control, at its twelfth session, to consider the question of prison education. DRAFT RESOLUTION IV implgmentatipn of United Nations grime prgventipn and The Economic and Social Council, Bearing in mind the Milan Plan of Action and the Guiding Principles for Crime Prevention and Criminal Justice in the Context of Development and a New International Economic Order, adopted by the Seventh United Nations Congress on the 
**Analysis**
The text appears to focus on the importance of education for prisoners, urging international organizations and agencies to become involved in this process. The resolution requests the Secretary-General to develop guidelines and a manual on prison education, and to convene an international expert meeting to formulate action-oriented strategies. This suggests that the primary focus is on education, specifically in the context of prison rehabilitation and crime prevention.

**Category**
Education