"20. In accordance with the numerous decisions and resolutions of relevant organs of the United Nations, including the five-yearly United Nations congresses on the prevention of crime and the treatment of offenders, measures should be taken to strengthen programmes of international technical and scientific co-operation in the field of crime prevention and criminal justice on a bilateral and multilateral basis, as substantive components of broader development programmes, taking into account the special needs of developing countries and, in particular, the worsening socio-economic situation in many of them, which contributes to the increase of structural inequality and criminality. "21. In order to formulate and develop proper regional and interregional strategies of international, technical and scientific co-operation in combating crime and improving the effectiveness of preventive and criminal justice activities, the programmes of technical and scientific co-operation should be directed especially towards; (a) reinforcement of the technical capacities of the criminal justice agencies; (b) an upgrading of the human and technical resources in all sectors of the criminal justice system in order to stimulate technical assistance, model and demonstration projects, research activities and training programmes, in close co-operation with the United Nations regional and interregional institutes for the prevention of crime and the treatment of offenders and competent non-governmental organizations; (c) the further development and improvement, at the national, regional, interregional and international levels, of information bases for the collection, analysis and dissemination of data on crime trends, innovative ways and methods of crime prevention and control, the operation of criminal justice agencies, in order to provide an appropriate basis for policy-formulation and programme implementation; (d) the promotion, through educational programmes and training activities, of the implementation of United Nations norms, guidelines and standards in crime prevention and criminal justice; and (e) the elaboration and implementation of joint 
**Analysis**
The text discusses the importance of international cooperation in crime prevention and criminal justice, highlighting the need for technical and scientific assistance to developing countries. It also emphasizes the importance of data collection and analysis to inform policy-making. These themes suggest that the text is related to issues of governance and social development.

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Education, International trade, Humanitarian aid and relief