ANNUAL REPORT FOR 2008

UNAFEI WORK PROGRAMME FOR 2009
I. TRAINING
A. The 141st International Senior Seminar
The 141st International Senior Seminar was held from 13 January to 13 February 2009. The main

theme of the Seminar was “The Improvement of the Treatment of Offenders Through the Enhancementof Community-Based Alternatives to Incarceration”. Sixteen overseas participants and nine Japaneseparticipants attended.

B. 142nd International Training Course
The 142nd International Training Course was held from 11 May to 19 June 2009. The main theme ofthe Course was “Effective Countermeasures against Overcrowding of Correctional Facilities”. Fourteen
overseas participants, two overseas observers and eight Japanese participants attended.
C. 143rd International Training Course
The 143rd International Training Course is scheduled for 28 September to 6 November 2009. Themain theme of the Course is “Ethics and Codes of Conduct for Judges, Prosecutors and Law Enforcement
Officials”. Twelve overseas participants and five Japanese participants will attend.
D. The Fifth Seminar on Criminal Justice for Central Asia
The Fifth Seminar on Criminal Justice for Central Asia was held from 23 February to 6 March 2009.
The main theme of the Seminar was “Effective Measures against Drug Offences and Related Crimes andEnhancement of International Co-operation in the Criminal Justice Process”. Eleven government officials
from four Central Asian countries, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Tajikistan and Uzbekistan, attended.
E. The 14th Special Seminar for Senior Criminal Justice Officials of the People’s Republic of China
The 14th Special Seminar for Senior Criminal Justice Officials of the People’s Republic of China washeld from 2 to 19 March 2009. The main theme of the Seminar was “Enhancement of Community-Based
Alternatives to Incarceration at All Stages of the Criminal Justice Process”. Ten participants and three
Course Counsellors attended.
F. The Fourth Country Specific Training Course on the Revitalization of the PPA Volunteer
Probation Aide System for the Philippines
The Fourth Country Specific Training Course on the Revitalization of the PPA Volunteer Probation Aides
System for the Philippines was held from 29 June to 9 July 2009. The number of participants, who wereParole and Probation Officers and Volunteer Probation Aides, was fourteen. They discussed measures toimprove the probation system and the promotion of Volunteer Probation Aides.
G. The Twelfth International Training Course on the Criminal Justice Response to Corruption
The Twelfth International Training Course on Corruption Control in Criminal Justice was held from13 July to 7 August 2009. In this Course, Japanese and overseas officials engaged in corruption control
comparatively analysed the current situation of corruption, methods of combating corruption and measures
to enhance international co-operation.
H. The Tenth Training Course on the Juvenile Delinquent Treatment System in Kenya
The Tenth Training Course on the Juvenile Delinquent Treatment System for Kenya is scheduled for 15February to 11 March 2010. Participants from Kenya will review their progress in regard to improving thetreatment of juveniles in correctional institutions and in the community and the progress they have made inestablishing a Volunteer Children’s Officers programme.
II. TECHNICAL CO-OPERATION
A. Regional Training Programmes
1. Short-Term Experts in Latin America
Two faculty members visited Costa Rica and Nicaragua in August 2009. In Costa Rica they jointly hosted,

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with ILANUD, a course on Criminal Justice Reform in Latin America in which seven countries wererepresented. In Nicaragua, they held a follow-up seminar on the specific situation in that country.
2. Short-Term Experts in Kenya
Two UNAFEI professors will be dispatched to Kenya in October and November 2009. The professors willassist the Department of Children’s Services of the Ministry of Gender, Children and Social Developmentin its training programmes and systems for officers with responsibility for children in need of care andprotection, as well as those in conflict with the law.
3. Short-Term Experts in the Philippines
A UNAFEI professor will be dispatched to the Philippines in October 2009, to attend the In-Country
Training Programme of the Philippines PPA.

B. Third Regional Seminar on Good Governance for Southeast Asian Countries
The Third Regional Seminar on Good Governance will be held from 9 to 11 December 2009, in Manila,
the Philippines. The main theme of the Seminar will be “Measures to Freeze, Confiscate and Recover
Proceeds of Corruption, Including Prevention of Money Laundering”. Approximately 25 participants fromSoutheast Asian countries will attend.

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