Section 4 Training Cooperation and Legal System Development Support, etc. in the field of Criminal Justice

1 Training cooperation, etc. at UNAFEI

  UNAFEI (United Nations Asia and Far East Institute for the Prevention of Crime and the Treatment of Offenders) was established and has been operated by the U.N. and the government of Japan since 1962 with the aim of providing training criminal justice personnel in various countries including Asia and the Pacific regions, and conducting research and surveys in accordance with an agreement between the U.N. and the government of Japan.
  UNAFEI has been conducting international training, seminars for senior officials, and criminal justice support training on preventing corruption and that includes subjects such as measures against transnational organized crimes, measures against corruption, and treatment of juvenile delinquents. Training courses for specific countries and regions is also being conducted that includes Seminars for Senior Criminal Justice Officials of the People's Republic of China, Training Courses for a Juvenile Delinquent Treatment System in Kenya, Seminars on Criminal Justice in Central Asia, and Training Courses for the Revitalization of the Volunteer Probation Aide System in the Philippines. In addition, the Regional Seminar on Good Governance for Southeast Asian Countries has been held in Thailand since 2007. By July 2008 3,900 or more criminal justice personnel from 120 or more countries, including Japan, had participated in these UNAFEI programs (Source: UNAFEI).
  At the G8 Justice and Home Affairs Ministerial Meeting held in Tokyo in June 2008, providing capacity building (ability enhancement) support to countries in need of assistance was recognized as important in developing effective legal systems and law enforcement abilities against transnational organized crime and international terrorism, and the “G8 Justice and Home Affairs Ministerial Declaration on Capacity Building Assistance” adopted. In light of this the role that UNAFEI plays through training, etc. will be increasingly important in the future.