About UNAFEI

The United Nations Asia and Far East Institute for the Prevention of Crime and the Treatment of Offenders (UNAFEI) is a United Nations regional institute, established in 1962 by agreement between the United Nations and the Government of Japan, with the aim of promoting the sound development of criminal justice systems and mutual cooperation in Asia and the Pacific Region. (UNAFEI's message)

Plan of Activities

What's New

16 May 2012
The 151st International Training Course commenced on 16 May.


19 March 2012
The 8th Seminar on Criminal Justice for Central Asia concluded on 15 March.

19 March 2012
The 12th Training Course on the Juvenile Delinquent Treatment System for Kenyan Criminal Justice Officials concluded on 9 March.

29 February 2012
The 8th Seminar on Criminal Justice for Central Asia commenced on 29 February.


14 February 2012
The 12th Training Course on the Juvenile Delinquent Treatment System for Kenyan Criminal Justice Officials commenced on 14 February.


9 February 2012
The 150th International Senior Seminar concluded on 9 February.

23 January 2012
The participants of the 150th International Senior Seminar had a meeting with Japanese volunteer probation officers.


17 January 2012
The participants of the 150th International Senior Seminar paid a courtesy visit to Mr. Toshio Ogawa, Minister of Justice.


12 January 2012
The 150th International Senior Seminar commenced on 12 January.


12 January 2012
Resource Material No.85 and Newsletter No.136 now available.

10 November 2011
The 14th UNAFEI UNCAC Training Programme concluded on 10 November.

19 December 2011
The Fifth Regional Seminar on Good Governance for Southeast Asian Countries was held on 7 - 9 December.


30 November 2011
The 17th Seminar on Crime Prevention and Criminal Justice for the People's Republic of China concluded on 30 November.

29 November 2011
The report of the Fourth Regional Seminar on Good Governance for Southeast Asian Countries was published.

15 November 2011
The 17th Seminar on Crime Prevention and Criminal Justice for the People's Republic of China commenced on 16 November.


10 November 2011
The 14th UNAFEI UNCAC Training Programme concluded on 10 November.

25 October 2011
Professors and staff members attended The 31st Asian and Pacific Conference of Correctional Administrators(APCCA) from 9 - 14 October.

13 October 2011
The 14th UNAFEI UNCAC Training Programme commenced on 13 October.


7 October 2011
Resource Material No.84 and Newsletter No.135 now available.

30 September 2011
The 149th International Training Course concluded on 30 September.

29 September 2010
Professors attended The 13th Annual Conference of the International Corrections and Prisons Association (ICPA) on 11 - 16 September.

31 August 2011
The participants of the 149th International Training Course paid a courtesy visit to Mr. Satsuki Eda, Minister of Justice.


25 Aug 2011
The 149th International Training Course commenced on 25 August.


1 Aug 2011
Mr. Tatsuya Sakuma, the former Chief Prosecutor of the Otsu District Public Prosecutors Office, took office as Director of UNAFEI.
　　　
17 June 2011
The 148th International Training Course concluded on 17 June.

25 May 2011
The participants of the 148th International Training Course had a meeting with Japanese volunteer probation officers.


18 May 2011
The participants of the 148th International Training Course paid a courtesy visit to Mr. Satsuki Eda, Minister of Justice.


11 May 2011
The 148th International Training Course commenced on 11 May.


11 May 2011
UNAFEI Public Lecture held at the Ministry of Justice, Japan on 28 January 2011.

9 May 2011
Deputy Director Ukawa and Professor Izumi attended the Twentieth session of the Commission on Crime Prevention and Criminal Justice held in the United Nations Office in Vienna from 11 to 15 April. They also participated in a Symposium, held by the UNODC in conjunction with the Commission, on the subject of “Public-Private Partnerships against Transnational Organized Crime“, in which Mr. Ukawa moderated the session on “Cyber Crime: Working Together to Combat On-Line Child Exploitation”.


6 April 2011
Resource Material No.83 and Newsletter No.134 now available.

5 April 2011
Strategies and Best Practices against Overcrowding in Correctional Facilities (Report of the Workshop) was published.

5 April 2011
Crimnal Justice in Japan 2011 was published.

24 March 2011
The Seventh Seminar on Criminal Justice for Central Asia concluded on 14 March.

14 March 2011
The 11th Training Cource on the Juvenile Delinquent Treatment System for Kenyan Criminal Justice Officials concluded on 10 March.

17 February 2011
The Seventh Seminar on Criminal Justice for Central Asia commenced on 2 March.


17 February 2011
The 11th Training Cource on the Juvenile Delinquent Treatment System for Kenyan Criminal Justice Officials commenced on 15 February.


16 February 2011
The 147th International Senior Seminar concluded on 10 February.

25 January 2011
His Excellency Pirapan Salirathavibhaga, the Minister of Justice of the Kingdom of Thailand, visited UNAFEI on 20 January.



13 January 2011
The 147th International Senior Seminar commenced on 13 January.



27 December 2010
Resource Material No.82 and Newsletter No.133 now available.

24 December 2010
The Fourth Regional Seminar on Good Governance for Southeast Asian Countries was held on 7 - 9 December.

17 December 2010
Professor attended The 12th Annual Conference of the International Corrections and Prisons Association (ICPA) on 24 - 29 October.

3 December 2010
The 16th Seminar on Crime Prevention and Criminal Justice for the People's Republic of China concluded on 3 December.

16 November 2010
The 16th Seminar on Crime Prevention and Criminal Justice for the People's Republic of China commenced on 16 November.


15 November 2010
The 13th Training Course on "The Criminal Justice Response to Corruption" concluded on 12 November.

15 November 2010
"Contribution to UN" page is uploaded.

2 November 2010
The report of the Third Regional Seminar on Good Governance for Southeast Asian Countries was published.

2 November 2010
Professor attended The 30th Asia and Pacific Conference of Correctional Administrators(APCCA) on 3 - 8 October.

27 October 2010
Professor attended The International Forum on Halfway Houses on 4 - 5 August.

18 October 2010
The 13th Training Course on "The Criminal Justice Response to Corruption" commenced on 18 October.

18 October 2010
Resource Material No.81 and Newsletter No.132 now available.

1 October 2010
The 146th International Training Course concluded on 1 October.

9 September 2010
The participants of the 146th International Training Course paid a courtesy visit to Mr. Kotaro Ohno, Vice-Minister of Justice.


7 September 2010
Mr. Stephen Pitts - Head of International Relations and External Programmes, National Offender Management Service, Ministry of Justice, UK - gave a lecture entitled "The Effective Resettlement of Offenders by Strengthening Community Reintegration Factors" at the Special Symposium held by ACPF Sapporo Branch and UNAFEI on 23 May.

6 September 2010
Internatinal Conventions page is uploaded.

27 August 2010
The Honorable Mr. Justice Sobchok Sukharomna, President of the Supreme Court of the Kingdom of Thailand, who is a UNAFEI alumnus, visited UNAFEI and delivered a speech at the 146th International Training Course on 27 August.

Speech by Mr. Justice Sobchok Sukharomna

25 August 2010
The 146th International Training Course commenced on 25 August.



12 July 2010
Resource Material No.80 and Newsletter No.131 were published.

05 July 2010
The 5th Country Specific Training Course on the Community-Based Treatment of Offenders through the Holistic Approach to Volunteer Resource Development for the Philippines concluded on 2 July.

22 June 2010
The 5th Country Specific Training Course on the Community-Based Treatment of Offenders through the Holistic Approach to Volunteer Resource Development for the Philippines commenced on 22 June.


21 June 2010
The 145th International Training Course concluded on 18 June.

07 June 2010 (09 June 2010 Statement Uploaded)
Mr. Masaki Sasaki, Director of UNAFEI,delivered a statement at the Nineteenth session of the Commission on Crime Prevention and Criminal Justice held in United Nations Office at Vienna on 19 May.


18 May 2010
UNAFEI held the Workshop on "Strategies and Best Practices against Overcrowding in Correctional Facilities" in the framework of the 12th UN Congress on Crime Prevention and Criminal Justice in Brazil on 16 April.


15 April 2010
Third GG Seminar was held in Manila, the Philippines, from 9 to 11 December 2009.

26 March 2010
The sixth Seminar on Criminal Justice for Central Asia concluded on 18 March.

12 March 2010
The Tenth Country Focused Training Course on the Juvenile Delinquent Treatment System for Kenya concluded on 11 March.

18 February 2010
The 144th International Senior Seminar concluded on 10 February.