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The United Nations Asia and Far East Institute for the Prevention of Crime and the Treatment of Offenders (UNAFEI) actively participates in various international conventions, giving lectures, making proposals, and expressing opinions for the development of crime prevention and criminal justice.

International conventions in which UNAFEI's members have participated since January 2009 are as follows :

2023

Meeting Period Host Meeting Name Participants
Dec. 11 - 15 Online The 10th Session of the Conference of the States Parties to the United Nations Convention against Corruption Deputy Director Irie
Professor Okuda
Professor Yamana
Dec. 11 - 12 Online The 29th Plenary of the Cybercrime Convention Committee Professor Okuda
Dec. 6 U.S.A.
(New York)
The 22nd Session of the Assembly of States Parties to the Rome Statute: Side Event on Fostering Complementarity through Capacity-building and Cooperation Deputy Director Irie
Professor Yamana
Nov. 14 - 15 Korea
(Seoul)
The High-Level Regional Seminar of the International Criminal Court Director Morinaga
Nov. 13 - 16 Viet Nam
(Hanoi)
The 41st Asian and Pacific Conference of Correctional Administrators (APCCA) Professor Miyagawa
International Training Officer Nakahara
Nov. 1 Online 2023 Autumn Coordination Meeting of the United Nations Crime Prevention and Criminal Justice Programme Network Director Morinaga
Professor Akashi
Oct. 22 - 26 Belgium
(Antwerp)
ICPA Annual Conference 2023 Professor Tanaka
Oct. 10 - 12 Indonesia
(Bali)
IIJ Juvenile Justice Initiative: Child-Sensitive Approaches for Southeast Asian Practitioners in a Counter-Terrorism Context Deputy Director Irie
Sep. 21 - 22 Online The 1st Intersessional Meeting of the 32nd Commission on Crime Prevention and Criminal Justice Director Morinaga
Deputy Director Irie
Professor Okuda
Professor Yamana
Professor Akashi
Professor Kida
Sep. 4 - 6 Online Open-ended Intergovernmental Expert Group Meeting on the development of model strategies on reducing reoffending Director Morinaga
Deputy Director Irie
Professor Yamana
Professor Kida
Professor Akashi
May 22 - 26  Austria (Vienna) The 32nd United Nations Commission on Crime Prevention and Criminal Justice (Commission) Director Morinaga
Deputy Director Irie
Professor Takai
International Training Officer Otani
Mar. 8 - 10 The Philippines (Manila) Southeast Asia Regional Workshop on Justice for Children in a Counter-Terrorism Context Deputy Director Irie

2022

Meeting Period Host Meeting Name Participants
Dec. 12  Online The International Conference Hosted by Thammasat University Director Morinaga
Dec. 5 - 7 Austria (Vienna) The 2nd Intersessional Meeting of the 31st Commission on Crime Prevention and Criminal Justice Deputy Director Irie
Professor Kida
Sep. 26 - Oct. 1 Canada (Ottawa) 5th World Congress on Probation and Parole Professor Takai
Professor Otsuka
Sep. 19 - 23 Online The 40th Asian and Pacific Conference of Correctional Administrators (APCCA) Professor Miyagawa
Sep. 17 Italy (Siracusa) The Siracusa International Institute for Criminal Justice and Human Rights (SII)’s 50th Anniversary Event Director Morinaga
Sep. 8 - 9 Switzerland (Basel) International Penal and Penitentiary Foundation (IPPF)’s 150th Anniversary Event Deputy Director Irie
Senior International Training Officer Onda
May 31 - Jun. 2 Netherland (Hague) World Justice Forum Director Morinaga
May 16 - 20 Online  The 31st United Nations Commission on Crime Prevention and Criminal Justice (Commission) Director Morinaga
Deputy Director Irie
Professor Okuda
Professor Miyagawa
Professor Takai
Professor Kida
Professor Otsuka
Professor Tanaka
Apr. 6 - 8  Online  Expert Group Meeting on Model Strategies on Reducing Reoffending Director Morinaga
Professor Takai
Mar. 14 - 18 Online The 65th Session of the Commission on Narcotic Drugs Deputy Director Irie
Professor Okuda
Mar. 9 - 10 Online The Global Counterterrorism Forum (GCTF) Racially or Ethically Motivated Violent Extremism (REMVE) Toolkit Initiative Workshop Director Morinaga
Feb. 14 - 16 Online The 1st Intersessional Meeting Expert Discussions on Crimes that Affect the Environment Deputy Director Irie
Professor Yamana
Feb. 9  Online Launch Event for the IIJ Juvenile Justice Notes for Practitioners hosted by the International Institute for Justice and the Rule of Law Director Morinaga

2021

Meeting Period Host Meeting Name Participants
Dec. 13 - 17  Online The 9th Session of the Conference of the States Parties to the United Nations Convention against Corruption Deputy Director Irie
Professor Okuda
Dec. 8 - 10 Online The Reconvened 30th Session of the Commission on Crime Prevention and Criminal Justice Deputy Director Irie
Professor Yamana
Dec. 6 - 8 Online Virtual Preparatory Consultations: Key Elements of Model Strategy on Reducing Reoffending Director Morinaga
Professor Sasaki
Professor Takai
Dec. 6 Online The Global Counterterrorism Forum (GCTF), the Countering Violent Extremism (CVE) Working Group Workshop Session 2 Director Morinaga
Deputy Director Irie
Nov. 29 and Dec. 1 Online Informal Technical Consultation: Treatment of Drug Use Disorders and Associated Mental Health Disorders in Prison Settings Professor Miyagawa
Professor Sasaki
Nov. 29 Online The Global Counterterrorism Forum (GCTF), the Countering Violent Extremism (CVE) Working Group Workshop Session 1 Director Morinaga
Nov. 10 - 12 Online The 3rd Intersessional Meeting of the 30th Session of the Commission on Crime Prevention and Criminal Justice Director Morinaga
Deputy Director Irie
Professor Watanabe
Professor Okuda
Professor Yamana
Professor Takai
Professor Sasaki
Oct. 26 - 28  Online Annual Conference of the International Corrections and Prison Association (ICPA) Professor Miyagawa
Professor Takai
Sep. 6 - 10 Online The Resumed 12th Session of the Implementation Review Group (IRG) Director Morinaga
Deputy Director Irie
Professor Okuda
Jun. 30 Online 2021 Counter-Terrorism Week: Side Event on Multilateral Counter-Terrorism Cooperation: the United Nations Global Counter-Terrorism Coordination Compact – Global Counterterrorism Forum (GCTF) Partnership Professor Yamana
Jun. 18 - 21  Online Asian Criminological Society 12th Annual Conference Professor Sasaki
Professor Takai
Jun. 14 - 18 Online The 12th Session of the Implementation Review Group of the United Nations Convention against Corruption Professor Okuda
Jun. 11  Online The 9th Annual Conference of the Thailand Institute of Justice (TIJ) Director Seto
Deputy Director Irie
Jun. 8 - 9  Online The Global Counterterrorism Forum (GCTF) Criminal Justice and Rule of Law (CJ-ROL) Working Group Review Meeting Professor Yamana
May 17 - 21 Online The 30th United Nations Commission on Crime Prevention and Criminal Justice (Commission) Director Seto
Deputy Director Irie
Professor Yamana
May 7 Online Special Session of the General Assembly against Corruption Professor Watanabe
Professor Okuda
Apr. 12 - 15 Online The 64th Session of the Commission on Narcotic Drugs  Director Seto
Professor Takai

2020

Meeting Period Host Meeting Name Participants
Dec. 9 - 10 Online 2020 Virtual Forum on Criminal Justice Co-hosted by the National Criminal Justice Association (NCJA) and the International Community Corrections Association (ICCA) Professor Takai
Nov. 4 - 5 Online The Global Counterterrorism Forum (GCTF) Expert Meeting on Criminal Justice Approaches to the Linkages between Terrorism and Sexual and Gender-Based Violence, Human Trafficking and Migrant Smuggling Professor Watanabe
Jun. 17 Online 2020 ad interim Co-ordination Meeting of the United Nations Crime Prevention and Criminal Justice Programme Network Professor Sasaki

2019

Meeting Period Host Meeting Name Participants
Oct. 31 - Nov. 1 Australia (Canberra) Australia and New Zealand Society of Evidence Based Policing (ANZSEBP) 2019 Conference Director Seto
Professor Morikawa
Oct. 30 Australia (Canberra) 2019 Autumn Coordination Meeting of the United Nations Crime Prevention and Criminal Justice Programme Network Director Seto
Professor Morikawa
Oct. 28 - Nov. 1 Japan (Tokyo) The 8th Asian Conference of Correctional Facilities Architects and Planners Deputy Director Ishihara
Professor Furuhashi
Senior International Training Officer Hirose
Oct. 27 - Nov. 1 Argentina (Buenos Aires) The 21st Annual Conference of the International Corrections and Prison Association (ICPA) Professor Watanabe Hiroyuki
Professor Yamamoto
Sep. 22 - 26 Mongolia (Ulaanbaatar) The 39th Asian and Pacific Conference of Correctional Administrators (APCCA) Professor Furuhashi
Senior International Training Officer Onda
Sep. 15 - 18 U.S.A. (Arlington) 2019 Forum on Criminal Justice hosted by the National Criminal Justice Association (NCJA) and the International Community Corrections Association (ICCA) Professor Kitagawa
Sep. 4 - 6 Thailand (Bangkok) The International Seminar on Conflicts of Interest (hosted by the Office of the National Anti-Corruption Commission) Professor Otani
Aug. 30 Thailand (Bangkok) Conference on "40 Years of Probation with Probation 4.0" Professor Watanabe Hiroyuki
Jun. 24 - 25 Indonesia (Jakarta) Countering Violent Extremism (CVE) Working Group Workshop on Counter and Alternative Narratives Professor Yamamoto
May 20 - 24 Austria (Vienna) The 28th United Nations Commission on Crime Prevention and Criminal Justice (Commission) Director Seto
Deputy Director Ishihara
Professor Yamamoto
Professor Morikawa
Chief International Administration Officer Fujita
Senior International Training Officers Yamada and Saito
Apr. 23 - 25 Austria (Vienna) European Regional Preparatory Meeting for the 14th United Nations Congress on Crime Prevention and Criminal Justice Director Seto
Professor Futagoishi
Professor Watanabe Machiko
Apr. 9 - 11 Ethiopia (Addis Ababa) African Regional Preparatory Meeting for the 14th United Nations Congress on Crime Prevention and Criminal Justice Director Seto
Professor Futagoishi
Professor Furuhashi
Mar. 18 - 21 Lebanon (Beirut) Western Asian Regional Preparatory Meeting for the 14th United Nations Congress on Crime Prevention and Criminal Justice Director Seto
Deputy Director Ishihara
Mar. 13 - 15 Chile (Santiago/Valparaíso) IPPF Colloquium 2019 Director Seto
Professor Futagoishi
Feb. 5 - 7 Chile (Santiago) Latin American and the Caribbean Regional Preparatory Meeting for the 14th United Nations Congress on Crime Prevention and Criminal Justice Deputy Director Ishihara
Professor Watanabe Hiroyuki
Professor Ohinata
Jan. 31 - Feb. 1 Malta (Attard) Global Central Authorities Initiative: Expert Meeting Curriculum Development (IIJ) Professor Yamada

2018

Meeting Period Host Meeting Name Participants
Oct. 21 - 26 Canada (Montreal) The 20th Annual Conference of the International Corrections and Prison Association (ICPA) Professor Ohinata
Professor Yamamoto
Oct. 17 - 20 Canada (Vancouver) Association for the Treatment of Sexual Abusers (ATSA) 37th Annual Research and Treatment Conference Professor Furuhashi
Sep. 16 - 19 Morocco (Marrakesh) Countering Violent Extremism (CVE) Working Group Workshop on Counter and Alternative Narratives Professor Yamamoto
Sep. 16 - 19 U.S.A. (San Antonio) 2018 26th Annual Conference of the International Community Corrections Association (ICCA) Professor Watanabe Hiroyuki
Professor Kitagawa
Sep. 3 - 7 Malaysia (Malacca) The 38th Asian and Pacific Conference of Correctional Administrators (APCCA) Professor Furuhashi
International Training Officer Ota
Jun. 8 - 14 U.S.A. (San Diego) 2018 National Institute on Drug Abuse (NIDA) International Forum and the College on Problems of Drug Dependence (CPDD) 80th Annual Scientific Meeting Professor Yamamoto
May 14 - 18 Austria (Vienna) The 27th United Nations Commission on Crime Prevention and Criminal Justice (Commission) Director Senta
Deputy Director Ishihara
Professor Watanabe Hiroyuki
Professor Yamamoto
Chief International Administration Officer Fujita
Mar. 12 - 16 Sri Lanka (Colombo) The 7th Asian Conference of Correctional Facilities Architects and Planners (ACCFA) Professor Yoshimura
International Training Officer Ota
Feb. 19 - 20 UAE (Abu Dhabi) Countering Violent Extremism Working Group – Monitoring, Measurement and Evaluation (MM & E) Workshop Professor Yamamoto

2017

Meeting Period Host Meeting Name Participants
Nov. 22 - 24 Canada (Ottawa) 2017 Expert Group Meeting on Restorative Justice in Criminal Matters (UNODC) Professor Watanabe Hiroyuki
Nov. 13 - 15 Germany(Berlin) G20 International Conference on "Preventing Radicalisation – Towards Resilient Societies" Professor Yamamoto
Nov. 5 - 9 Fiji (Nadi) The 37th Asian and Pacific Conference of Correctional Administrators (APCCA) Professor Yoshimura
Senior International Training Officer Nagahama
Nov. 1 U.K. (London) The Global Counterterrorism Forum (GCTF) Initiative on Addressing the Challenge of Returning Families of Foreign Terrorist Fighters Launch Event Deputy Director Ishihara
Oct. 29 - Nov. 1 U.S.A. (Seattle) 2017 25th Annual Conference of the International Community Corrections Association (ICCA) Professor Watanabe Hiroyuki
Professor Akashi
Oct. 23 - 25 U.K. (London) The 19th Annual Conference of the International Corrections and Prison Association (ICPA) Professor Minoura
Professor Yamamoto
Oct. 11 - 13 Austria (Vienna) Treatment and Care of People with Drug Use Disorders in Contact with the Criminal Justice System: Alternatives to Conviction or Punishment Professor Yamamoto
Sep. 12 - 14 Japan (Tokyo) 2017 The 3rd World congress on Probation Professor Minoura
Professor Akashi
Professor Watanabe Hiroyuki
Jul. 26 - 27 Iran (Tehran) Tehran Meeting on Preventing and Combating Cybercrime Professor Yukawa
Jul. 19 - 21 Hong Kong Conference 2017 - Evolution of Corrections Professor Yoshimura
Jun. 26 - 28 Thailand (Bangkok) National Symposium on Ending Violence against Children in Juvenile Justice System and International Workshop on Diversion and Restorative Justice Professor Minoura
Jun. 17 - 22 Canada (Montreal) 2017 National Institute on Drug Abuse (NIDA) International Forum and the College on Problems of Drug Dependence (CPDD) 79th Annual Scientific Meeting Professor Yamamoto
Jun. 5 - 7 Portugal (Lisbon) IPPF Colloquium Deputy Director Morinaga
Professor Yamamoto
May 22 - 26 Austria (Vienna) The 26th United Nations Commission on Crime Prevention and Criminal Justice (Commission) Director Senta
Deputy Director Morinaga
Professor Yukawa
Professor Yamamoto
May 8 - 12 Senegal (Dakar) Capacity building for judges in the Sahel Professor Yukawa
May 8 - 9 Indonesia (Jakarta) Global Central Authorities Initiative: Southeast Asia Regional Workshop Deputy Director Morinaga
May 2 - 3 Kenya(Nairobi) The 56th Annual Session of The Asian-African Legal Consultative Organization (AALCO) Director Senta
Apr. 11 - 12 Indonesia (Semarang) Detention and Reintegration Working Group – Workshop on Integrating Prisons into National Counter-Terrorism Arrangements Professor Yamamoto
Apr. 4 Korea (Seoul) International Criminal Court regional seminar Deputy Director Morinaga
Mar. 9 - 10 Switzerland (Zurich) Global Counterterrorism Forum Coordinating Committee Meeting Deputy Director Morinaga
Mar. 7 - 11 Austria (Vienna) Expert Group Meeting of Education of Justice Initiative Director Senta
Mar. 5 - 12 Indonesia (Jakarta) The 6th Asian Conference of Correctional Facilities Architects and Planners (ACCFA) Professor Yoshimura
Jan. 17 - 22 Malta (Valetta) Workshop of Criminal Justice Actor's Role in Countering Violent Extremism Professor Yamamoto
Jan. 14 - 18 Egypt (Cairo) GCTF's Criminal Justice and Rule of Law Working Group Deputy Director Morinaga

2016

Meeting Period Host Meeting Name Participants
Dec. 14 - 20 India (New Delhi) The 18th World congress on Criminology Professor Minoura
Nov. 30 - Dec. 3 Indonesia (Batam) The Global Counterterrorism Forum (GCTF)'s Detention and Reintegration Working Group Professor Yamamoto
Oct. 21 - 30 Romania (Bucharest) The 18th Annual Conference of the International Corrections and Prison Association (ICPA) Professor Minoura
Professor Yamamoto
Oct. 15 - 22 China (Tianjin) The 36th Asian and Pacific Conference of Correctional Administrators (APCCA) Professor Yoshimura
Oct. 1 - 9 Canada (Toronto) 2016 24th Annual Conference of the International Community Corrections Association (ICCA) Professor Watanabe Hiroyuki
Professor Akashi
Aug. 15 - 19 Thailand (Bangkok) Seminar on treatment of offenders in the ASEAN region Professor Minoura
Jul. 27 - 30 Philippinines (Manila) Detention and Reintegration Working Group – Workshop on Integrating Prisons into National Counter-Terrorism Arrangements Professor Yamamoto
Jun. 17 - 19 China (Beijing) Asia Criminoligy Society 8th Annual Conference Professor Minoura
Professor Akashi
Jun. 14 - 17 Finland (Helsinki) IPPF(International Penal and Penitentiary Foundation) Colloquium 2016 Deputy Director Morinaga
Professor Yamamoto
May 23 - 27 Austria (Vienna) The 25th United Nations Commission on Crime Prevention and Criminal Justice (Commission) Director Senta
Deputy Director Morinaga
May 11 - 13 Thailand (Bangkok) UNICRI and TIJ expert group meeting on the Nexus between Organized Crime and Terrorism as a threat to Security and Development Professor Yukawa
Mar. 13 - 19 Korea (Seoul) 5th Asian Conference of Correctional Facilities Architects and Planners (ACCFA) Professor Yoshimura

2015

Meeting Period Host Meeting Name Participants
Dec. 11 - 12 Sweden (Lund) The RWI Seminar on "Supporting Good Prison Practice" and the PNI Coordination Meeting Director Yamashita
Professor Minoura
Nov. 30 Korea (Seoul) KIC International Forum 2015: Criminal Justice Policies for a Safe Society Director Yamashita
Nov. 22 - 27 Thailand (Bangkok) The 35th Asian and Pacific Conference of Correctional Administrators (APCCA) Professor Nagai
Oct. 26 - 29 Australia (Melbourne) 17th ICPA Annual Conference Professor Nagai
Professor Akashi
Senior Officer Sato
Oct. 8 - 9 Thailand (Bangkok) Expert Meeting on the Training Modules for Correctional Staff and Training of Trainers on the Management Prisoners in the ASEAN Region, and the 5th Anniversary of the Bangkok Rules : International Perspectives on Good Practices and Lessons Learned Director Yamashita
Professor Yoshimura
Aug.31-Sep.2 Austria (Vienna) The 6th Intersessional Meeting of Open-ended Intergovernmental Working Group on Prevention, UNCAC Professor Yukawa
Aug. 22 - 23 China (Beijing) The 6th International Forum of Contemporary Criminal Law Professor Yukawa
Aug. 3 Thailand (Bangkok) 2nd International Meeting on Offender Rehabilitation Professor Nagai
Jul. 14 - 16 U.S.A. (Los Angeles) Second World Congress on Community Corrections Professor Minoura
Professor Akashi
Jun.11 Thailand (Bangkok) Thailand Institute of Justice (TIJ) Seminar on Criminal Justice Human Resources Professor Hirose
Jun. 4 - 5 Thailand (Bangkok) AsianSIL Inter-Sessional Regional Conference 2015 Director Yamashita
May 18 - 22 Austria (Vienna) The 24th United Nations Commission on Crime Prevention and Criminal Justice (Commission) Director Yamashita
Professor Nagai
May 20 - 21 Philippines (Tagaytay) ASEAN Plus Three Forum on Probation and Community-Based Rehabilitation Professor Minoura
Professor Akashi
May 11 - 13 Hong Kong The 6th Independent Commission Against Corruption (ICAC) Symposium Professor Hirose
Apr. 12 - 19 Qatar (Doha) The 13th United Nations Congress on Crime Prevention and Criminal Justice (Congress) Director Yamashita
Professor Tashiro
Professor Nagai
Professor Akashi
Officer Ozawa
Feb. 23 - 27 Myanmar (Yangon) 4th Asian Conference of Correctional Facilities Architects and Planners (ACCFA) Professor Yoshimura

2014

Meeting Period Host Meeting Name Participants
Dec. 11 - 13 Italy (Milan) 2014 Co-ordination Meeting of the United Nations Crime Prevention and Criminal Justice Programme Network Institutes (PNIs) Director Yamashita
Professor Tashiro
Professor Nagai
Oct. 26 - 31 Namibia (Windhoek) 16th ICPA Annual Conference Professor Nagai
Professor Akashi
Oct. 22 - 23 Sweden (Lund) Special programme for PNI attending the Raoul Wallenberg Institute's anniversary celebrations Professor Tashiro
Professor Nagai
Sep. 8 - 12 Canada (Vancouver) The 34th Asian and Pacific Conference of Correctional Administrators (APCCA) Professor Nagai
Aug. 17 - 19 Thailand (Cha-am) The 2nd ASEAN Plus Three Conference on Probation and Non-custodial Measures 2014 Director Akane
Professor Tashiro
Professor Akashi
Jun. 28 - 29 Japan (Osaka) Asian Criminological Society 6th Annual Conference Professor Tashiro
May 28 Singapore Inaugulal ASEAN-JAPAN Cyber Crime Dialog Professor Mio
May 12 - 16 Austria (Vienna) The 23rd United Nations Commission on Crime Prevention and Criminal Justice (Commission) Director Akane
Professor Tashiro
Mar. 4 - 6 Thailand (Bangkok) IPPF(International Penal and Penitentiary Foundation) Colloquium 2014 Director Akane
Professor Nagai

2013

Meeting Period Host Meeting Name Participants
Dec. 11 - 15 Italy (Courmayeur) 2013 Co-ordination Meeting of the United Nations Crime Prevention and Criminal Justice Programme Network Institutes (PNIs) Director Akane
Nov. 25 - 27 Panama (Panama City) The Fifth Conference of the States Parties to the United Nations Convention against Corruption Deputy Director Kiyono
Nov. 14 - 15 Thailand (Bangkok) The Bangkok Dialogue on the Rule of Law Director Akane
Oct. 26 - Nov. 3 U.S.A. (Colorado Springs) The 15th Annual Conference of the International Corrections and Prisons Association (ICPA) Professor Nagai
Oct. 9 - 10 U.K. (London) The World Congress on Probation Professor Tashiro
Sep. 22 - 27 India (Delhi) The 33rd Asian and Pacific Conference of Correctional Administrators (APCCA) Professor Yoshimura
Officer Honda
Sep. 9 - 12 India (Delhi) Asian-African Legal Consultative Organization(AALCO) Deputy Director Kiyono
Aug. 16 - 19 China (Beijing) The Fifth International Forum of Contemporary Criminal Law Director Akane
May 22 - 25 Mongolia (Ulaanbaatar) Implementation and Tendency of State Policy on Combating Crime (Hosted by Law Enforcement University of Mongolia) Deputy Director Kiyono
Apr. 20 - 27 Austria (Vienna) The 22nd United Nations Commission on Crime Prevention and Criminal Justice (Commission) Deputy Director Kiyono
Apr. 1 - 10 Thailand (Bangkok) ASEAN Plus Three Conference on Probation and Non-custodial Measures 2013 Professor Tashiro
Feb. 19 - 21 Thailand (Bangkok) East Asia-Pacific Regional Meeting on the United Nations Rules for the Treatment of Women Prisoners and Non-custodial Measures for Women Offenders Professor Tashiro

2012

Meeting Period Host Meeting Name Participants
Dec. 12 - 13 Italy (Courmayeur) 2012 Co-ordination Meeting of the United Nations Crime Prevention and Criminal Justice Programme Network Institutes (PNIs) Professor Tada
Oct. 28 - Nov. 2 Mexico (Mexico City) The 14th Annual Conference of the International Corrections and Prisons Association (ICPA) Professor Yoshida
Oct. 7 - 12 Brunei Darussalam The 32nd Asian and Pacific Conference of Correctional Administrators (APCCA) Professor Yoshimura
Oct. 4 - 7 Malaysia (Kuala Lumpur) The 6th International Association of Anti-Corruption Authorities (IAACA) Annual Conference and General Meeting Director Sakuma
Sep. 3 U.K. (Cambridge) The 30th Cambridge International Symposium on Economic Crime Deputy Director Kiyono
Aug. 20 - 22 Korea Asian Criminological Society 4th Annual Conference Professor Tashiro
Jun. 26 - 28 Malaysia (Kuala Lumpur) Sub-Regional Seminar on International Joint Investigations for Southeast Asian States Deputy Director Ukawa
May 8 - 10 Hong Kong The 5th Independent Commission Against Corruption (ICAC) Symposium Deputy Director Ukawa
Apr. 23 - 27 Austria (Vienna) The 21st United Nations Commission on Crime Prevention and Criminal Justice (Commission) Director Sakuma
Professor Iwashita

2011

Meeting Period Host Meeting Name Participants
Dec. 1 - 4 Italy (Courmayeur) 2011 Co-ordination Meeting of the United Nations Crime Prevention and Criminal Justice Programme Network Institutes (PNIs) Professor Tada
Oct. 9 - 14 Japan (Tokyo) The 31st Asian and Pacific Conference of Correctional Administrators (APCCA) Professor Wakimoto Professor Yoshida
Sep. 11 - 16 Singapore The 13th Annual Conference of the International Corrections and Prisons Association (ICPA) Professor Tsunoda
Professor Wakimoto
Sep. 3 - 6 U.K. (Cambridge) The 29th Cambridge International Symposium on Economic Crime Director Sakuma
Apr. 11 - 15 Austria (Vienna) The 20th United Nations Commission on Crime Prevention and Criminal Justice (Commission) Deputy Director Ukawa
Professor Izumi

2010

Meeting Period Host Meeting Name Participants
Dec. 9 - 10 Italy (Courmayeur) 2010 Co-ordination Meeting of the United Nations Crime Prevention and Criminal Justice Programme Network Institutes (PNIs) Professor Tada
Oct. 24 - 29 Belgium (Ghent) The 12th Annual Conference of the International Corrections and Prisons Association (ICPA) Professor Watanabe
Oct. 3 - 8 Canada (Vancouver) The 30th Asian and Pacific Conference of Correctional Administrators (APCCA) Professor Wakimoto
Aug. 4 - 5 China (Beijing) The International Forum on Halfway Houses Professor Sakonji
May 17 - 21 Austria (Vienna) The 19th United Nations Commission on Crime Prevention and Criminal Justice (Commission) Director Sasaki
Professor Yanaka
Apr. 12 - 19 Brazil (Salvador) The 12th United Nations Congress on Crime Prevention and Criminal Justice (Congress) Director Sasaki
Deputy Director Ukawa
Professor Sakonji
Professor Watanabe
Officer Takahashi
Officer Nagata

2009

Meeting Period Host Meeting Name Participants
Dec. 15 - 17 Hong Kong The 4th Independent Commission Against Corruption (ICAC) Symposium Professor Harada
Dec. 11 - 13 Italy (Courmayeur) 2009 Co-ordination Meeting of the United Nations Crime Prevention and Criminal Justice Programme Network Institutes (PNIs) Professor Oshino
Nov. 15 - 20 Australia (Perth) The 29th Asian and Pacific Conference of Correctional Administrators Professor Watanabe
Officer Nagata
Oct. 25 - 30 Barbados (Bridgetown) The 11th Annual Conference of the International Corrections and Prisons Association (ICPA) Professor Watanabe
Sep. 14 - 18 Japan (UNAFEI) The 2nd Experts' Meeting on Strategies and Best Practices against Overcrowding in Correctional Facilities Director Sasaki
Deputy Director Seto
Professor Watanabe
Officer Takahashi
Aug. 31 U.K. (Cambridge) The 27th Cambridge International Symposium on Economic Crime Director Sasaki
Jul. 1 - 3 Thailand (Bangkok) Asia and Pacific Regional Preparatory Meeting for the 12th United Nations Congress on Crime Director Aizawa
Professor Watanabe
Officer Takahashi
Jun. 25 - 26 Italy UN Anti-Terrorism Expert Meeting Deputy Director Seto
Apr. 15 - 26 Austria (Vienna) The 18th United Nations Commission on Crime Prevention and Criminal Justice (Commission) Director Aizawa
Professor Harada
Professor Sugiyama
Jan. 26 - 28 Japan (UNAFEI) The 1st Experts' Meeting on Strategies and Best practices against Overcrowding in Correctional Facilities Director Aizawa
Deputy Director Seto
Professor Tatsuya
Officer Shirakawa

The 19th United Nations Commission on Crime Prevention and Criminal Justice(Commission)External link

At the 19th United Nations Commission on Crime Prevention and Criminal Justice, UNAFEI's director delivered a statement on UNAFEI's activities in recent years. The following are the main contents of the speech, and the original draft is contained in the separately-attached document.PDF

  1. (1) When setting the themes for its international training courses and seminars, UNAFEI has paid careful attention to the measures and policies in the field of crime prevention and criminal justice on which the United Nations places an emphasis, and has actively taken them up. As a result, most of this Congress's main issues and workshop themes have been covered by UNAFEI training courses and seminars in recent years. Thus, UNAFEI has made great contributions to the dissemination and promotion of the United Nations' criminal justice policies to countries throughout the world.
  2. (2) UNAFEI furthermore planned and managed a workshop on the theme of “Strategies and Best Practices against Overcrowding in Correctional Facilities E which is one of the topics which the United Nations is currently emphasizing, in this Congress. UNAFEI invited world leaders in the field to participate as presenters or panellists. The workshop introduced comprehensive and integrated approaches to discussing not only how inmates in prisons should be treated, but also how such an issue should be resolved throughout all stages of the criminal justice process. As a result, UNAFEI has succeeded in adopting well-developed recommendations. It is our pleasure that this workshop could thus establish an important stage for helping parties settle an important, urgent issue in the criminal justice field around the world.
  3. (3) Under close affiliation with the United Nations, UNAFEI will continue working with sister institutions to make efforts to further improve the United Nations' Crime Prevention and Criminal Justice Programme.

Details of this meeting will also be posted separately on this website for your reference.

Photo: The 19th United Nations Commission on Crime Prevention and Criminal Justice(Commission) Photo: The 19th United Nations Commission on Crime Prevention and Criminal Justice(Commission)

The 12th United Nations Congress on Crime Prevention and Criminal Justice (Congress)External link

For the 12th United Nations Congress on Crime Prevention and Criminal Justice, UNAFEI organized a workshop on the theme of Strategies and Best Practices against Overcrowding in Correctional Facilities. This workshop received acclaim for its highly-concentrated contents and usefulness of proposed countermeasures from many of the attending delegations.

Details of this workshop will be posted separately on this website for your reference.

Photo: The 12th United Nations Congress on Crime Prevention and Criminal Justice (Congress) Photo: The 12th United Nations Congress on Crime Prevention and Criminal Justice (Congress)

The 27th Cambridge International Symposium on Economic CrimeExternal link

At the 27th Cambridge International Symposium on Economic Crime, UNAFEI's director delivered a keynote address.

This symposium is held annually at Jesus College, University of Cambridge under the initiative of Professor Barry A. K. Rider (Jesus College, University of Cambridge). It deals with the important issues of the times and regularly attracts over 900 researcher and practitioners with expertise in economic crime from over 80 countries. This year's main theme was “internal threats to the stability and integrity of financial institutions.

Director Sasaki, in his keynote address, introduced discussions of UNAFEI's professors and training course/seminar participants at UNAFEI international training programmes in recent years on economic crime-related issues. He overviewed the results of the discussions conducted by UNAFEI with regard to:
(1) Analysis of the increasing threats of economic crime including traditional economic crimes, such as fraud, embezzlement, and breach of trust, and newly recognized economiccrimes, such as money laundering and insider trading; and
(2) Response to these threats in the Criminal Justice field, both in Japan and abroad.
The original draft is contained in the separately-attached document.PDF

Photo: The 27th Cambridge International Symposium on Economic Crime Photo: The 27th Cambridge International Symposium on Economic Crime

The 14th International Corrections and Prisons Association Annual General Meeting and Conference (ICPA)External link

The International Corrections and Prisons Association Annual General Meeting and Conference is an international meeting of experts in the field of corrections and rehabilitation from the private sector, academia, and government. The 14th meeting was held in Mexico. At the meeting, under the theme of “Different Paths, One Vision E the participants exchanged opinions about the latest efforts in innovation in interventions, correctional-management and staff training, technology used in corrections, mental health of offenders, etc.

UNAFEI Professor Yoshida participated in the conference, acquired the latest information on correctional policies and practices in each participant's country, and extended UNAFEI's professional network among the ICPA participants.

The 31st Asian and Pacific Conference of Correctional Administrators (APCCA)External link

The Asian and Pacific Conference of Correctional Administrators (APCCA) is an annual conference of officials responsible for the administration of prisons and other correctional systems in the Asia and Pacific Region.

The 31st APCCA conference was organized by the Correction Bureau of the Japanese Ministry of Justice in early October 2011 in Tokyo, Japan. The participants exchanged information and opinions about contemporary issues in their respective countries and regions, international transfer of sentenced persons, partnership with the private sector, recruiting and training of staff, changing offender profiles and so forth. They also shared up-to-date theories, practices, and developments in their respective countries and regions.

From UNAFEI, two professors and four staff members participated. Professor Yoshida made a presentation on UNAFEI's roles and activities; a panel presentation about UNAFEI was also held at the conference

Many of the delegates were UNAFEI alumni, several of them now promoted to highly influential positions. The conference was another opportunity to renew our friendship and to strengthen the UNAFEI's extensive network of criminal justice professionals in the Asia and Pacific Region.

Photo: The 31st Asian and Pacific Conference of Correctional Administrators (APCCA) Photo: The 31st Asian and Pacific Conference of Correctional Administrators (APCCA)

The International Forum on Halfway Houses

The International Forum on Halfway Houses was held in Beijing, People's Republic of China, with experts from countries including China, Canada, the United States and Singapore. As a part of a community correction system, currently an issue in the treatment of offenders which is the subject of much focus in China now, plans to establish halfway houses are underway. Experts from different countries reported on the system of halfway houses in their respective nations and discussed their characteristic and problems. Professor Sakonji from UNAFEI made a presentation on the practice of Offenders Rehabilitation Facilities in Japan (Japanese halfway houses).

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The Independent Commission Against Corruption (ICAC) Symposium

The Independent Commission Against Corruption (ICAC) Symposium is held almost every other year by ICAC, an anti-corruption enforcement agency in Hong Kong. The symposium invites leading persons from criminal justice institutions and international organizations around the world to be panellists, in order to exchange opinions about the prevention and investigation of various forms of corrupt practices. In December 2009, the European Anti-Fraud Office (OLAF) also joined the symposium as a co-host. Under the main theme of “Corruption and Corporate Governance in the Private Sector, Ethe symposium participants actively exchanged opinions on the latest international trends, relevant issues and countermeasures. From UNAFEI, Professor Harada took part in the symposium. UNAFEI has invited many visiting experts from ICAC to the International Training Courses on the Criminal Justice Response to Corruption (held every year since 1998), and they have always given informative lectures. In the symposium, Professor Harada exchanged opinions with ICAC practitioners who had lectured at UNAFEI as visiting experts in the past. The Director of the UK Serious Fraud Office (SFO) and the Director of theCorrupt Practices Investigation Bureau (CPIB) of Singapore, who had also been UNAFEI visiting experts, also took part in the symposium as panellists. Through exchanging opinions with those high-ranking officers from countries engaged in advanced countermeasures against corruption, Professor Harada collected useful information about the latest related efforts and strengthened professional relationships between UNAFEI and its human network.

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