for victims, and to promote the collection, collation and exchange of information and ideas in order to improve standards for the treatment of victims; 4. Requests the Secretary-General to continue to devote attention to policy and research on the situation of victims of crime and abuse of power and to the effective implementation of General Assembly resolution 40/34; 2¿/ See A/CONF.144/1PM.1-5 and A/CONF.144/RPM.1, 2, 3 and Corr.l, 4 and 5. 2й/ See E/AC.57/1990/CRP.1. 27/ E/AC.57/1990/3. 5. Recommends that Member States and the United Nations regional and interregional institutes should take the necessary steps to provide professional and other persons dealing with victims with suitable training in issues concerning victims, taking into account the model training curricula developed for this purpose; 28/ 6. Invites the United Nations funding agencies, especially the United Nations Development Programme and the Department of Technical Co-operation for Development of the United Nations Secretariat, to support technical co-operation programmes for the establishment of services for victims; 7. Requests the Secretary-General to further develop international means of recourse and redress for victims where national channels may be insufficient and to report to the Committee on Crime Prevention and Control, at its twelfth session, on the development of such means; 8. Requests the Special Rapporteur of the Sub-Commission on Prevention of Discrimination and Protection of Minorities to take into account, in his study of compensation to victims of gross violations of human rights, the relevant work and recommendations of the Committee on Crime Prevention and Control; 9. Invites the Eighth United Nations Congress on the Prevention of Crime and the Treatment of Offenders to recommend wide distribution of the Guide for Practitioners on the Basic Principles of Justice for Victims of Crime and Abuse of Power 26/ and the Measures for Implementation of the Declaration of Basic
**Analysis**
The text appears to be focused on the protection and support of victims of crime and abuse of power, with a emphasis on promoting standards for their treatment, providing training for professionals, and developing international means of recourse and redress. The language used is formal and official, suggesting a connection to international organizations and governance.

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