Content_paragraphs:  The Technical Committee on Crime and Criminal Matters met in early February 
  
  2020 to discuss organizing a joint seminar with the Technical Committee on Gender 
  
  Equality on preventing child abuse and gender-based violence in both communities. 
  
  Owing to rising concerns over COVID-19, the organization of the seminar was 
  
  postponed. The Technical Committee on Crime and Criminal Matters has also worked 
  
  on a project proposal in collaboration with the Technical Committee on Education on 
  
  the prevalence, correlates and prevention of bullying in schools and cyberbullying, to 
  
  be supported and implemented through the European Union-funded support facility. 
  
  Both Co-Chairs recommitted to the work of the Technical Committee on Crime and 
  
  Criminal Matters and agreed to consider possible virtual meetings until the 
  
  COVID-19 crisis has been overcome. The Joint Communications Room, a 
  
  coordination mechanism formed by the Committee, continued its liaison work and 
  
  exchanges of information. Following the closures of and restrictions at the crossings, 
  
  however, only informal contact to facilitate humanitarian activities took place.  
  
  
  
   
  S/2020/685 
  
   
  
  9/27 20-08992