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)

Current Activities

What's New
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 Honarable 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.

24 June 2010
Mr. Toshiaki Hiwatari, an alumnus of UNAFEI, retired as Prosecutor-General of Japan and Mr. Hiroshi Obayashi, also an alumnus and former Deputy Director of UNAFEI, is the newly appointed Prosecutor-General of Japan.

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.

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