واستذكر أن المجلس الاقتصادي والاجتماعي دعا اللجان الفنية، في قراره 1999/51 المؤرخ 29 تموز/يوليه 1999، إلى تنفيذ برامج عمل متعددة السنوات.
Recalling that the Economic and Social Council, in its resolution 1999/51 of 29 July 1999, had invited the functional commissions to implement multi-year programmes of work, he noted that “The rule of law and development: the contribution of operational activities in crime prevention and criminal justice” had already been approved as the topic for thematic discussion at the thirteenth session of the Commission, in 2004.