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EXPERT GROUP MEETING
“Integrating sport into youth
crime prevention and criminal
justice strategies”
16 – 18 December 2019
Bangkok, Thailand
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C R I M E P R E V E N T I O N
EXPERT GROUP MEETING
“Integrating sport into
youth crime prevention
and criminal justice
strategies”
16 – 18 December 2019
Bangkok, Thailand
1 Concept Note
2 Agenda
3 List of Participants
4 Biographies
5 ECOSOC Resolution
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1 Expert Group Meeting - Concept note
The 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development describes sport as an important
Background enabler of sustainable development. It recognizes the growing contribution of
sport to the realization of development and peace in its promotion of tolerance and respect and the
contributions it makes to the empowerment of women and young people, individuals and
communities as well as to health, education and social inclusion objectives. A growing body of
international literature has made the case for the primary benefit of sport in reducing crime, including
through community and prison-based sports initiatives - not just in terms of improved physical and
mental health but also in relation to the wider social and psychological benefits of such schemes,
including by providing access to a pro-social network and positive role models, and offering the
opportunity to gain new experiences and achievements.
In ECOSOC resolution E/RES/2019/16, adopted on 30 July 2019, the Council requested UNODC to
convene an expert group meeting to examine effective ways and means of integrating sport into youth
crime prevention and criminal justice strategies, plans and programmes with a view to analysing and
compiling a set of best practices. Recommendations from the meeting should be presented to the
Commission on Crime Prevention and Criminal Justice for consideration at its twenty-ninth session as
well as the fourteenth United Nations Congress on Crime Prevention and Criminal Justice for its
information. In light of this resolution and building on the work of the Office under the Global Program
for the Implementation of the Doha Declaration, UNODC is organizing an Expert Group Meeting on the
potential of sport in the context of youth crime prevention and criminal justice, hosted by the
Government of Thailand. To inform the discussions, a background paper identifying challenges and
successes in the use of sports for crime prevention and criminal justice will be prepared and shared
with participants in advance of the meeting.
The Expert Group Meeting aims to analyse and compile international good
Objectives practices on the use of sports in the context of youth crime prevention and
criminal justice and provide recommendations for Governments to effectively integrate sport into their
crime prevention and criminal justice strategies. More specifically, the event will:
1. Generate information and raise awareness about opportunities and challenges as regards to
integrating sport and sport-based learning into crime prevention (primary, secondary and tertiary
prevention) and criminal justice strategies;
2. Develop policy recommendations on how sport and sport-based learning could be integrated into
youth crime prevention and criminal justice strategies and programmes, in a manner that caters to
various stakeholders and enhances system-wide coordination. Such recommendations will be brought
to the 29th session of the Commission on Crime Prevention and Criminal Justice for consideration (May
2020, Vienna) and the 14th Crime Congress for information (April 2020, Kyoto);
3. Contribute to a community of practice on youth crime prevention and the use of sport and sport-
based learning in the context of the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development, as well as the United
Nations Action Plan on Sport for Development and Peace, and the Kazan Action Plan.
Participants The Meeting will be hosted by the Government of Thailand and will bring
together around 40 experts, including government experts in the field of crime
prevention and criminal justice, representatives of civil society organizations working on the subject
matter as well as representatives of sport organizations and relevant United Nations entities.
Languages The language of the meeting will be English.
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2 Expert Group Meeting – Agenda
Bangkok, Thailand | 16 – 18 December 2019
The Athenee Hotel
DAY 1 - Monday 16 December
08:00 – 08:30 Registration
08:30 – 10:30 HIGH-LEVEL OPENING CEREMONY
Keynote address
H.E. Mr. Somsak Thepsuthin, Minister of Justice, Thailand
Prof. Dr. Kittipong Kittayarak, Executive Director, Thailand Institute of Justice
Mr. Jeremy Douglas, Regional Representative of the United Nations Office on Drugs
and Crime (UNODC) for Southeast Asia and the Pacific
Ms. Khunying Patama Leeswadtrakul, Board Member of International Olympics
Committee (IOC)
Opening remarks
Her Royal Highness Princess Bajrakitiyabha Narendiradebyavati
Kromluangrajasarinisiribajra Mahavajrarajadhita
10:30 – 11:00 Group photo & coffee break
11:00 – 11:30 WELCOME AND INTRODUCTION
Session objective: To provide an overview of expected outcomes of the meeting,
organisational issues, and round of introductions
Chair: Mr. Vongthep Arthakaivalvatee, Thailand Institute of Justice
Speakers: Ms. Lucia Gonzalez, UNODC
Thailand Institute of Justice
Discussion
11:30 – 12:30 SPORT IN THE AGENDA FOR SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT AND THE KAZAN ACTION PLAN
Session objective: To outline the contribution of sport to the realization of relevant SDGs
and key aspects of the Kazan Action Plan on Leveraging Sport for
Development and Peace
Moderation: Mr. Johannes de Haan, UNODC
Speakers: Ms. Melissa Martin, UNDESA
Mr. Abdul Rahman Lamin, UNESCO
Ms. Bettina Tucci Bartsiotas, UNICRI
Mr. Oliver Dudfield, Commonwealth Secretariat
Ms. Mary Anne Therese Manuson, ASEAN
Discussion
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12:30 – 14:00 Lunch
14:00 – 15:30 CRIME PREVENTION AND CRIMINAL JUSTICE – ENTRY POINTS FOR SPORT
Session objective: To outline key considerations for effective crime prevention and criminal
justice and possible entry points for sports
Moderation: Mr. Yvon Dandurand, UNODC Consultant
Speakers: Ms. Aja Murray, University of Cambridge, UK
Mr. James Mapstone, Alliance of Sport in Criminal Justice
Ms. Kerry-Lee Chin, Ministry of Justice, Jamaica
Ms. Conny Nxumalo, Department of Social Development, South Africa
Ms. Karin Svanberg, National Council for Crime Prevention, Sweden
Discussion
15:30 – 15:45 Coffee break
15:45 – 17:00 SPORT AS A VEHICLE TO REDUCE CRIME AND VIOLENCE – WHAT DO WE KNOW?
Session objective: To Present the background paper on integrating sport into crime
prevention and criminal justice strategies, followed by a roundtable
discussion
Moderation: Ms. Rosie Meek, UNODC Consultant
Speakers: Ms. Kuttiparambil Beena, UNICEF Bangkok Office
Mr. David Ekholm, Linköping University, Sweden
Mr. Mark Norman, McMaster University, Canada
Ms. Veronica Martinez-Solares, Foundation for the Study of Security and
Governance, Mexico
Discussion
17:00 – 17:15 CLOSING DAY 1
19:00 Reception Dinner hosted by Thailand Institute of Justice
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DAY 2 - Tuesday 17 December
09:00 – 09:15 OPENING DAY 2
Session objective: To summarize conclusions of day 1 and introduce day 2
Speaker: Ms. Lucia Gonzalez, UNODC
9:15 – 10:45 THE USE OF SPORT TO ADDRESS RISK FACTORS OF YOUTH CRIME AND VIOLENCE
Session objective: To present and discuss specific sport-based interventions that use sport
to reduce youth crime and violence, with a focus on primary and
secondary crime prevention
Moderation: Mr. Yvon Dandurand, UNODC Consultant
Speakers: Ms. Kellie Magnus, Fight for Peace, Jamaica
Mr. Peter Ottens, YETS Foundation, Netherlands
Ms. Georgia Dimitripoulou, UNODC
Discussion
10:45 – 11:00 Coffee break
11:00 – 12:30 THE USE OF SPORT TO FACILITATE THE REINTEGRATION OF OFFENDERS AND PREVENT
RECIDIVISM
Session objective: To present and discuss sport-based interventions for tertiary prevention
that engage offenders in prison settings and in communities upon
release.
Moderation: Mr. Vongthep Arthakaivalvatee, Thailand Institute of Justice
Speakers: Ms. Rosie Meek, UNODC Consultant
Mr. Keith Potter, Her Majesty’s Prison and Probation Service, UK
Mr. Naoki Sugano, Ministry of Justice, Japan
Mr. Stefaan Hermans, European Commission
Ms. Camila Alfonso, Colombian Institute of Family Welfare (TBC)
Discussion
12:30 – 14:00 Lunch
14:00 – 15:30 PARALLEL WORKING GROUPS:
I. MONITORING AND EVALUATION OF SPORTS INITIATIVES TO REDUCE
VIOLENCE
Session objective: To identify challenges and good practices for monitoring and evaluating
the impact of sport-based initiatives in reducing violence and crime
Moderation: Mr. Oliver Dudfield, Commonwealth Secretariat
II. PARTNERSHIPS, FUNDING AND IMPLEMENTATION MECHANISMS TO
INTEGRATE SPORT IN CRIME PREVENTION AND CRIMINAL JUSTICE
Session objective: To identify mechanisms, including partnerships, funding and
implementation arrangements, that can be effective in leveraging sport
in the context of crime prevention and criminal justice
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Moderation: Ms. Rebecca Dance-Shuker, Laureus Foundation
III. STRATEGIES TO ENSURE THE ACTIVE PARTICIPATION OF WOMEN AND
GIRLS IN SPORTS-BASED INITIATIVES TO REDUCE VIOLENCE
Session objective: To identify effective strategies to ensure that women and girls are
included and actively participate in sports-based initiatives including in
the context of preventing violence against women and girls
Moderation: Ms. Rosie Meek, UNODC Consultant
15:30 – 16:00 Coffee break
16:00 – 16:30 CONCLUSIONS FROM WORKING GROUPS AND PLENARY DISCUSSION
Moderation: Mr. Yvon Dandurand, UNODC Consultant
16:30 – 17:00 CLOSING DAY 2
DAY 3 – Wednesday 18 December
09:00 – 09:15 OPENING DAY 3
Session objective: Summarize conclusions of day 2 and introduce day 3
Speaker: Mr. Johannes de Haan, UNODC
09:15 – 10:30 THE WAY FORWARD & RECOMMENDATIONS FOR INTEGRATING SPORT INTO CRIME
PREVENTION AND CRIMINAL JUSTICE STRATEGIES
Session objective: To identify areas for future action and a set of expert recommendations
to be included in the report of the meeting.
Moderation: Mr. Vongthep Arthakaivalvatee, Thailand Institute of Justice
Discussion
10:30 – 10:45 CONCLUSIONS AND CLOSING REMARKS
Thailand Institute of Justice & UNODC
10:45 – 11:15 Light lunch
11:30 – 15:30 Optional field visit (to be confirmed)
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3 Expert Group Meeting – List of Participants
Nr Name Position Organization
1. Ms. Sharifa Noaman Al-Emadi Executive Director Doha International Family
Institute, Qatar Foundation
2. Ms. Camila Alfonso Adviser Colombian Institute of
Family Welfare, Colombia
3. Mr. Parinthorn Apinyanunt Minister Counsellor, Social Division, Ministry of Foreign Affairs,
Department of International Thailand
Organizations
4. Mr. Vongthep Arthakaivalvatee Special Advisor Thailand Institute of Justice
5. Ms. Bettina Tucci Bartsiota Director UNICRI Headquarter, Turin
6. Ms. Kuttiparambil Beena Chief, Adolescents Development UNICEF Bangkok Office
Programme
7. Ms. Kerry-Lee Chin Expert Ministry of National
Security, Jamaica
8. Ms. Sirirath Chunnasart Officer, Adolescents Development UNICEF Bangkok Office
Programme
9. Ms. Rebecca Dance-Shuker Senior Development Manager Laureus Sport for Good,
Hong Kong
10. Mr. Yvon Dandurand Consultant, UNODC Canada
11. Ms. Georgia Dimitripoulou Crime Prevention and Criminal UNODC HQ, Vienna
Justice Officer
12. Mr. Jeremy Douglas Representative UNODC Regional Office
South-East Asia and the
Pacific
13. Mr. Oliver Dudfield Head, Sport for Development and Commonwealth Secretariat
Peace
14. Mr. David Ekholm Postdoctoral Researcher and Linköping University,
Lecturer Sweden
15. Ms. Undral Ganbaatar Associate Programme Specialist UNESCO, Bangkok Office
16. Ms. Lucia Gonzalez Crime Prevention and Criminal UNODC HQ, Vienna
Justice Officer
17. Mr. Johannes de Haan Crime Prevention and Criminal UNODC HQ, Vienna
Justice Officer
18. Mr. Stefaan Hermans Director, DG Youth, Sport and European Commission
Culture
19. Mr. Kittipong Kittayarak Executive Director Thailand Institute of Justice
20. Mr. Abdul Rahman Lamin Programme Specialist in the Youth UNESCO HQ, Paris
and Sports Section
21. Ms. Khunying Patama Leeswadtrakul Member of the IOC International Olympic
Committee (IOC)
22. Ms. Kellie Magnus Country Lead, Jamaica Fight for Peace
23. Ms. Ditebogo Bornephilia Manana Social Work Policy Manager Department of Social
Development, South Africa
24. Ms. Mary Anne Therese Manuson Assistant Director of the Education, ASEAN Secretariat
Youth and Sports Division
25. Mr. James Mapstone CEO Alliance of Sport in Criminal
Justice, United Kingdom
26. Ms. Melissa Martin Social Affairs Officer UNDESA HQ, New York
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27. Ms. Veronica Martinez-Solares Director of Research Fundación para el Estudio
de la Seguridad y
Gobernanza, A.C., Mexico
28. Ms. Rosie Meek Consultant, UNODC United Kingdom
29. Ms. Aja Louise Murray Research Associate Violence University of Cambridge,
Research Centre, Institute of United Kingdom
Criminology
30. Mr. Kittipoom Neamhom Chief, Policy Coordination Thailand Institute of Justice
Programme
31. Mr. Mark Norman Postdoctoral Fellow McMaster University,
Canada
32. Ms. Conny Nxumalo Deputy Director-General Department of Social
Development, South Africa
33. Mr. Peter Ottens Founder/Director YETS Foundation,
Netherlands
34. Mr. Keith Potter Business Community Engagement Her Majesties Prison and
Manager Probation Service, United
Kingdom
35. Mr. Hubert Rovers CEO European Football for
Development Network,
Netherlands
36. Mr. Phiset Sa-ardyen Advisor to the Executive Director Thailand Institute of Justice
37. Mr. Assanee Sangkhanate Director of International Affairs Ministry of Justice, Thailand
Division
38. Ms. Preeti Shetty Head of Upshot Football Foundation,
United Kingdom
39. Mr. Naoki Sugano Senior Attorney, International Affairs Ministry of Justice, Japan
Division, Minister’s Secretariat
40. Mr. Christoph Sutter Head of Regional Delegation to International Committee of
Thailand, Cambodia, Lao PDR and the Red Cross
Vietnam
41. Ms. Karin Svanberg Head of Division The National Council for
Crime Prevention, Sweden
42. Mr. Wisit Wisitsoraat Permanent Secretary Ministry of Justice, Thailand
43. Mr. Mohammad Yazid Bin Zakaria Integrity Executive ASIAN Football
Confederation
84 Expert Group Meeting – Biographies
ABDUL RAHMAN LAMIN
PROGRAMME SPECIALIST, SOCIAL AND HUMAN SCIENCES - UNESCO
In November 2019, Abdul Rahman Lamin joined the Youth and Sport Section of
the Social and Human Sciences Sector at UNESCO Headquarters in Paris. Prior to
that, from 2014 to 2019, he was Social and Human Sciences Specialist at UNESCO
Regional Office for Eastern Africa, based in Nairobi, Kenya, where also
represented UNESCO on the UN Country Team, from 2016 until his departure in
2019. He also served in UNESCO Office in Accra, Ghana, from 2009 to 2014.
Before joining UNESCO in 2009, Mr. Lamin was Senior Lecturer in International
Relations at University of the Witwatersrand (Wits) in Johannesburg, South
Africa, from 2003 to 2009. Educated in Sierra Leone and the United States of
America, he holds a PhD from the Department of African Studies and Research at Howard University in
Washington D.C. In his new and current role, Mr. Lamin is responsible for, among others, developing the
youth and sports policies components of the Social and Human Sciences sector, with specific emphasis on
articulating the nexus between sports and attainment of the SDGs, integration of the both components
(youth and sport) into a coherent instrument for national development in UNESCO Member States, and
work with a team of intersectoral specialists on expanding knowledge on the Prevention of Violent
Extremism.
AJA MURRAY
LECTURER IN PSCYHOLOGY – UNIVRSITY OF EDINBURGH
Aja Murray is a lecturer in Psychology at the University of Edinburgh and affiliate
of the Violence Research Centre, Institute of Criminology, University of
Cambridge in the UK. Her research focuses on the mental health and antisocial
behaviour problems of young people, from childhood to emerging adulthood.
She has over 90 peer-reviewed publications and leads or co-leads several
projects in these areas. She is, for example, the deputy director of the Evidence
for Better Lives Study: an eight-country study of violence in childhood and holds
a Wolfson British Academy Fellowship to study the prevention of domestic
violence. Her university teaching includes courses on the prevention of antisocial behaviour and crime.
ASSANEE SANGKHANATE
DIRECTOR OF INTERNATIONAL AFFAIRS DIVISION, OFFICE OF THE PERMANENT SECRETARY FOR JUSTICE -
MINISTRY OF JUSTICE, THAILAND
Assanee Sangkhanate has an eminent career as a practitioner in the field of
criminal justice. Currently serving as the Director of Internal Affairs Division,
Ministry of Justice of Thailand, he strives to excel Ministry of Justice’s
cooperation in the global stage by utilizing his former acclaimed professional
posts which include Head of the Justice Research and Development Section of
the Office of Justice Affairs and Penologist of the Department of Corrections. In
addition to his recognition as an accomplished practitioner, Mr. Sangkhanate
also had an elaborate career as a part-time scholar in criminal justice
administration, criminology and prison study. Mr. Sangkhanate graduated with a Bachelor of Arts in Political
Science from Thammasat University, Thailand and Master of Science in Criminal Justice from Michigan State
University, USA. He also attained Doctor of Philosophy degree in Criminology from the University of
Edinburgh, the United Kingdom.
9BETTINA TUCCI BARTSIOTAS
DIRECTOR A.I. - UNICRI
Bettina Tucci Bartsiotas was appointed Director a.i. of UNICRI in September 2018
during an important phase of the history of UNICRI. Since her appointment, Ms
Bartsiotas has been working expanding the platform of UNICRI partners and
enhancing innovation in tackling the different criminal phenomena to support
the achievement of the Goals of the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development,
in particular Goal 16. At the time of her appointment as Director a.i. UNICRI, Ms.
Bartsiotas was Assistant Secretary-General, Controller of the United Nations
Secretariat providing high level policy guidance on budgetary and financial issues
and deliberating with Members States on UN matters with programmatic,
budgetary and financial implications. From 1994 to 2014, Ms. Bartsiotas held various senior management
positions at the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA), Vienna Austria, and the United Nations
Children’s Fund (UNICEF), New York. Previously she held positions in the International Monetary Fund (IMF)
and the Inter-American Development Bank (IADB), Washington, D.C. Ms. Bartsiotas holds a Master of
Business Administration degree in finance and investments from George Washington University, and a
Bachelor of Arts degree in economics and business administration from the American University in
Washington, D.C. She is a dual national of Uruguay and the United States.
CONSTANCE “CONNY” NXUMALO
DEPUTY DIRECTOR-GENERAL - DEPARTMENT OF SOCIAL DEVELOPMENT - GOVERNMENT OF THE REPUBLIC
OF SOUTH AFRICA
Constance “Conny” Nxumalo, my position is Deputy Director-General working
for Department of Social Development, Government of the Republic of South
Africa. My Main responsibilities are as follows: Develop, monitor and facilitate
the implementation of policies, strategies and programmes to empower, protect
and support vulnerable groups of society including children, youth and families.
Manage the Branch welfare services consisting of Children’s Services (Child
Protection, Early Childhood Development, Orphans and Vulnerable Children,
Adoptions and International Social Services), Families, Substance Abuse, Gender
Based Violence and Victim Support, and Social Crime Prevention, HIV and AIDS,
Welfare Services Transformation and Older Persons, Youth and People with Disabilities. Am a qualified
Social Worker with a Master’s degree in public and development management with Wits University, and
currently doing Doctoral degree with the University of Witwatersrand. She is blessed with three beautiful
daughters, aged 32 (Quantity Surveyor), 18 years (grade 12) and 8 years respectively.
DAVID EKHOLM
POSTDOCTORAL RESEARCHER AND LECTURER - LINKÖPING UNIVERSITY
David Ekholm is a postdoctoral researcher and lecturer at the Department of
Social and Welfare Studies at Linköping University in Sweden. He is a sociologist
and received his doctoral degree in the field of social work. Ekholm’s main
research interests are in the sociology of social work and social policy, where his
research is characterized by critical and constructionist perspectives on
contemporary social policy transformations. Here, he has a particular focus on
youth interventions aiming for social inclusion, and utilized by means of sport and
leisure activities. Ekholm’s research, in particular, concerns the expectations and
potential attributed to sport in social policy with respect to a variety of
dimensions of social inclusion and policy objectives.
10GEORGIA DIMITROPOULOU
YOUTH CRIME PREVENTION – UNODC
Georgia Dimitropoulou holds postgraduate degrees in European Social Studies
and on Children’s rights. She worked as a social worker, program manager and
researcher in the area of asylum, migration, trafficking in human beings and
criminal justice. She has worked at various field organization in Greece and as
seconded national expert in the EU Agency on Fundamental Rights (FRA)
conducting research on the rights of the child in the context of justice, migration
and human trafficking in the European Union. In the course of her work she has
cooperated as an expert with various international organizations including the
Council of Europe and FRONTEX and contributed substantially to a number of
publications on the areas of her expertise. Since 2006 she was appointed in the Greek Ministry of Justice,
Transparency and Human Rights and the probation services of the Athens Court for Minors, and worked in
the field of juvenile justice. She is currently employed with the United Nation Organization for Drugs Crime
(UNODC), working in the area of youth crime prevention.
HUBERT ROVERS
CEO EUROPEAN FOOTBALL FOR DEVELOPMENT NETWORK
Hubert Rovers – CEO European Football for Development Network Hubert
Rovers is one of the founders of EFDN and is currently the CEO, having worked in
the football for development sector since 2007, previously as CEO of the NAC
Breda Community Foundation and Project Manager of the Dutch FA’s More than
Football Foundation. In his role at EFDN, Hubert is responsible for the delivery of
numerous European programmes targeted at disadvantaged youth. Hubert also
has extensive consultancy experience in supporting football clubs and
organisations to set up and implement their CSR policy, M&E protocols,
community projects and fundraising activities.
JAMES MAPSTONE
CHIEF EXECUTIVE, ALLIANCE OF SPORT IN CRIMINAL JUSTICE
James Mapstone is the Chief Executive of the Alliance of Sport in Criminal Justice
and has been an influencer and advocate for the role of sport in criminal justice
for the past 20 years. A former Physical Education Manager at HMP&YOI Ashfield,
James founded the 2nd Chance Project in 2008 which later became a leading
evidence base for reducing reoffending through sport. In 2015 James co-founded
the Alliance of Sport and has since, been convening key stakeholders, building
and supporting a global network, advancing policy and practice directed to sport
for the prevention of crime and recidivism. James sits on the Board of the UK
Sport for Development Coalition and Co-Chairs the Sports Forum, a partnership
that convenes funders and Government departments to create a secure and sustainable future for the role
of sport, physical education and physical activity in the criminal justice system and for the desistance from
crime. As CEO of the Alliance of Sport in Criminal Justice, my role is to deliver our mission which is to build
a better and safer society through the use of sport in criminal justice and by actively helping the sport for
development sector in their mission to reduce violence, crime and reoffending.
11JOHANNES DE HAAN
CRIME PREVENTION AND CRIMINAL JUSTICE OFFICER – UNODC
Johannes de Haan (The Netherlands) works as Crime Prevention and Criminal
Justice Officer at the Justice Section of the United Nations Office on Drugs and
Crime (UNODC) since 2011. In that capacity, he is responsible for developing and
backstopping crime prevention initiatives around the world; mainstreaming crime
prevention in the work of the office; improving knowledge exchange on best
practices; and supporting the work of the Commission on Crime Prevention and
Criminal Justice on matters related to prevention. Mr. De Haan has developed a
particular focus on community-based and urban crime prevention as well as on
the prevention of delinquency amongst youth. Before joining the United Nations,
Mr. De Haan worked for the Organization for Security and Cooperation in Europe, both at the organization’s
headquarters and its field operation in Kosovo, as well as for the European Union Rule of Law Mission for
Iraq and the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Netherlands.
KARIN SVANBERG
HEAD OF DIVISION FOR DEVELOPMENT OF CRIME PREVENTION - NATIONAL COUNCIL FOR CRIME
PREVENTION – SWEDEN
Karin Svanberg is Head of Division for Development of Crime Prevention at the
National Council for Crime prevention in Sweden. The council is an authority
under the department of justice and the division serves as a hub for the
Government’s National Crime Prevention Program and as knowledge center for
crime prevention in Sweden. Karin is a sociologist in the field of crime prevention
in the gap between research, policy and practice. She sees development of
practice, in that gap, as her mission number one with research as a foundation
and communication as a tool.
KEITH POTTER BIOG
BUSINESS COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT MANAGER - HER MAJESTIES PRISON AND PROBATION SERVICE
(HMPPS)
Having left the Royal Air Force, in 2001 Keith joined the Prison Service. In 2018
Keith won the Prison Officer of the Year for his work developing partnerships with
outside agencies. He is an ambassador for all things rehabilitative. Keith is the
direct, fundamental link between HMPPS and the local community, often hosting
sporting events both inside and outside of the Prison. Keith is the DofE Manager
for Feltham Young Offenders Institute and he is also the Airborne Initiative course
Manager, both of these roles see him spending time on expeditions with serving
Young Offenders. Keith has been responsible for setting up numerous sporting
interventions in the Prison Service, working with the likes of Fulham Football Club,
Chelsea Football Club, Saracens RFC and parkrun to name a few. The success of these interventions has
seen them being rolled out in other establishments across the Prison Estate. Keith has 18 years’ experience
working in the Prison Service, he is responsible for maintaining and developing new partnerships with
outside agencies, focussing on the Sporting/Physical aspect.
12KELLIE MAGNUS
COUNTRY LEAD FOR FIGHT FOR PEACE – JAMAICA
Kellie Magnus is the Jamaica Country Lead for Fight for Peace (FFP), a global NGO
focused on youth violence prevention through sport. Kellie has run FFP’s Jamaica
programme since 2016. Prior to joining FFP she ran the World Bank’s Next
Genderation youth violence programme in Jamaica. In her previous work she has
conducted communication consultancies for UNICEF, UNIFEM, the Ministry of
Education, Youth and Culture and the Jamaica Defense Force. Kellie also has a strong
interest in children’s literature and is the author of several books used in Jamaica’s
primary school system. As the Country Lead for Fight for Peace in Jamaica, Kellie
coordinates the Unity & Peace (UP) programme, which brings together more than 40
local partners to collaboratively deliver a youth violence prevention programme. The programme uses sports --
boxing, Mixed Martial Arts, capoeira, taekwondo, football, literacy and numeracy games and unstructured play
-- as part of an integrated programme that also includes education, employability, youth leadership and psycho-
social support. Under the UP brand, local partners deliver more than 60 sessions a week – including 50 sport
sessions - across 16 sites in six communities with high levels of violence, reaching more than 2000 young people.
KERRY-LEE CHIN
POLICY AND PROGRAMME LEVELS - MINISTRY OF NATIONAL SECURITY (MNS) - JAMAICA
Kerry-Lee Chin has experience in the field of research and has been working in the
areas of crime and violence prevention and reduction mainly at the policy and
programme levels at the Ministry of National Security (MNS), Jamaica, and
through interactions with various partners. Much of her work involves
contributing to the development and or monitoring of policies, programmes,
plans, initiatives and partnership agreements that are geared towards creating
safer and more secure communities, and by extension a wider Jamaican society.
She is a firm believer in the mantra “together we can achieve more,” and
therefore enjoys working among a team of individuals who are willing to share
their knowledge and expertise, and are genuinely committed to working in a united and collaborative way
to making communities safer and improving the lives of others.
KITTIPONG KITTAYARAK
EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR OF THAILAND INSTITUTE OF JUSTICE – TIJ
Kittipong Kittayarak is the Executive Director of TIJ. Prior to that, he has held
several key publics of services including the Permanent Secretary of the Ministry
of Justice where he helped engineer key reform initiatives including the
restructuring of the Ministry of Justice, police reform, and mainstreaming
restorative justice in Thailand. He was actively involved in the international
campaign that results in the development and adoption of the new set of the
United Nations standards and norms on women offenders. Prof. Kittayarak
earned his LL.B. from Chulalongkorn University, LL.M. from Cornell Law School
and Harvard Law School, and J.S.D. from Standard Law School.
13KITTIPOOM NEAMHOM
CHIEF POLICY COORDINATION PROGRAMME, THAILAND INSTITUTE OF JUSTICE - TIJ
In his capacity as Chief Policy Coordination Programme for Thailand Institute of
Justice, Kittipoom Neamhom facilitates external relation and cooperation with
stakeholders in criminal justice system and beyond with a view to improve crime
prevention and criminal justice through the rule of law and sustainable
development. The Policy Coordination team provides supports for engaging in
domestic and wider international dialogues such as through the United Nations
Commission on Crime Prevention and Criminal Justice and relevant meetings
under the auspices of Association of South East Asian Nations or ASEAN. Prior to
TIJ, Kittipoom Neamhom worked for the United Nations High Commissioner for
Refugees in Thailand, Hong Kong SAR, the Republic of Chad and Cambodia. He was also a lecturer of law at
the National Institute for Development Administration of Thailand.
LUCÍA GONZÁLEZ
CRIME PREVENTION AND CRIMINAL JUSTICE OFFICER – UNODC
Lucía González is a Crime Prevention and Criminal Justice Officer at the UNODC
office in Vienna since 2016. In her current work, she promotes evidence-informed
crime prevention to reduce crime and violence around the world. She is
coordinating a project on local safety audits in Latin American and African cities
and contributing to initiatives on youth crime prevention through sports. Ms.
Gonzalez has serviced the Commission on Crime Prevention and Criminal Justice,
the Commission on Narcotic Drugs, and acts as Secretary to the UNODC Human
Rights Advisory Group. Prior to joining UNODC, Lucía worked for 7 years on
population analysis and social development issues at UNFPA Viet Nam, at
UNESCAP in Thailand, and the NGO sector in Senegal and several European countries. She has an academic
background in sociology and demography, holding a Master’s Degree in Population and Development from
the London School of Economics.
MARK NORMAN
POSTDOCTORAL FELLOW - DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH, AGING & SOCIETY - MCMASTER UNIVERSITY -
CANADA
Mark Norman is a Postdoctoral Fellow in the Department of Health, Aging &
Society at McMaster University. He holds a PhD in Exercise Sciences
(specialization in Sociology of Sport) from University of Toronto and a Master’s
degree in International Studies (specialization in International Development)
from Simon Fraser University. Mark’s research focuses on sport, physical culture
and incarceration. His doctoral work examined the social role of sport in Canadian
men’s and women’s prisons, while his postdoctoral research has focused on sport
and alternative forms of physical culture (e.g., yoga or animal-assisted activities)
for justice-involved youth. He is currently leading a project, funded by Canada’s
Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council, on sport and recreation in youth custody. Mark has
received multiple government research grants, won the International Sociology of Sport Association’s
graduate paper award, and been published in journals such as International Review for the Sociology of
Sport and The Canadian Geographer.
14MARY ANNE THERESE MANUSON
ASSISTANT DIRECTOR - YOUTH AND SPORTS DIVISION - ASEAN SECRETARIAT
Mary Anne Therese Manuson has recently joined the Education, Youth and Sports
Division of the ASEAN Secretariat in November 2019 as Assistant Director. In this
role, she is responsible for the operational management of sectors covered by
the Division, as well as overseeing the development, implementation and
evaluation of programmes and projects in support of the ASEAN Socio-cultural
Community. Prior to joining the ASEAN Secretariat, Ms Manuson held various
roles in UNESCO’s education sector, serving in the Regional Bureau in Thailand
and country offices in the Islamic Republic of Iran and Jordan. Ms Manuson also
worked for the Southeast Asian Ministers of Education Organization.
MELISSA MARTIN
SOCIAL AFFAIRS OFFICER, DIVISION FOR INCLUSIVE SOCIAL DEVELOPMENT - UN DEPARTMENT OF
ECONOMIC AND SOCIAL AFFAIRS
Melissa Martin helps to coordinate the United Nations’ work on sport for
development and peace to strengthen appreciation for the role of sport, physical
play and recreation as an enabler of sustainable development. A former
researcher on peace and conflict resolution, forensic psychology and law, she has
published several journal articles on post-conflict reintegration and rehabilitation,
and police conduct during investigative interviews. Melissa holds bachelor’s
degrees in International Development and Law, and a Master’s degree in Peace
and Conflict Studies. When she is not working on stakeholder engagement
strategies, Melissa plays in a weekly amateur pool league.
MOHAMMAD YAZID BIN ZAKARIA
INTEGRITY EXECUTIVE – ASIAN FOOTBALL CONFEDERATION
Mohammad Yazid Bin Zakaria is an Integrity Executive at the Integrity Unit of the
Asian Football Confederation. He was previously an Advocate & Solicitor in the
High Court of Malaya, practising in the field of Corporate Law. His role at the AFC
Integrity Unit is to assist in the implementation of the AFC Integrity Measures
which is to prevent, detect and respond to integrity issues in Asian football.
Mohammad Yazid also has experience acting as the Sports Integrity Officer at the
AFC U23 Championship 2018, AFC Women’s Asian Cup 2018, AFC U16
Championship 2018 and AFC U19 Championship 2018. He was also exposed with
criminal investigative techniques after going through an internship program with
the Royal Malaysian Police. He holds a Bachelor of Laws (LL.B) degree from the International Islamic
University Malaysia.
OLIVER DUDFIELD
HEAD OF SPORT - DEVELOPMENT AND PEACE COMMONWEALTH SECRETARIAT
Oliver Dudfield is the Head of Sport for Development and Peace at the
Commonwealth Secretariat, the intergovernmental agency that provides policy
guidance, technical assistance and advisory services to Commonwealth member
countries. The Sport for Development and Peace team supports Commonwealth
countries strengthen policies, strategy and institutional capacity aimed at
promoting and protecting the contribution of sport to sustainable development.
Over his career Oliver has advised multiple United Nations and
intergovernmental agencies, national governments and civil society
organisations on policy design, strategy and partnership projects. He was
previously the Chair of the Steering Board for the International Platform on Sport and Development, sits on
15the Permanent Consultative Council of UNESCO’s Intergovernmental Committee on Physical Education and
Sport and is a member of the Advisory Council of the Centre for Sport and Human Rights as well as the
Advisory Board for the International Safeguards for Children in Sport. He is the author of multiple academic
and policy publications on enhancing the contribution of sport to human and social development. Before
taking up his current role, Oliver was the General Manager at Vicsport, the peak body for sport and active
recreation in Victoria, Australia. He started his career as a basketball coach and coach educator, working in
the national systems in Australia and New Zealand.
PARINTHORN APINYANUNT
CHIEF OF HUMAN SECURITY SECTION, SOCIAL DIVISION, DEPARTMENT OF INTERNATIONAL
ORGANIZATIONS - MINISTRY OF FOREIGN AFFAIRS OF THAILAND
Parinthorn Apinyanunt recently returned to the Department of International
Organizations in August 2019 after serving for almost a year as executive
assistant to the Deputy Permanent Secretary in the Office of Permanent
Secretary for Foreign Affairs. As Chief of Human Security Section, he
coordinates with concerned agencies to formulate Thailand’s position on issues
related to health, drugs and crime, and represents Thailand in the United
Nations and other relevant international fora. Parinthorn joined the Thai foreign
service in 2003 and has been posted to the Royal Thai Embassy in New Delhi and
the Permanent Mission of Thailand to the United Nations and other
International Organizations in Geneva. He holds a bachelor’s degree in Economics from the University of
Chicago and advanced degrees in International Affairs and Economics from Columbia University and New
York University.
PETER OTTENS
YETS FOUNDATION
Peter Ottens is the Youth Empowerment through Sports (YETS) Founding
Director. After growing up playing basketball with friends in – what is known as
– a disadvantaged community in the Rotterdam City area (The Netherlands),
Peter Ottens was the only one achieving his and many others’ dream to play
college basketball in the United States. After realizing his dream, Peter asked
himself a question: Why me? Even when others were more talented than him,
he noticed something which led him to a possible answer to his question. He
discerned a pattern which explained how younglings where affected by their
personal environment. Lacking a male role model, lacking the support of a
loving family, missing the discipline imposed by this higher form of authority, and negative influences within
the community was for many people under precarious circumstances, the answer to his inquiry. His quest
to empower youth who don’t get to realize their potential due to the lack of an encouraging environment
led to the start of YETS Foundation in 2014. YETS Foundation uses basketball as a tool to empower youth
at risk of social exclusion and under the wing of pedagogical strong coaches guide them towards
independent participation in society. YETS developed their own methodology together with a professor
from the University of Amsterdam which is recognized/accredited by NJI (Netherlands Youth Institute). This
two year program runs basketball teams at lower education schools in disadvantaged communities for
students with behavioral problems, social shortcomings in their personal environment and/or lower school
performance.
16PHISET SA-ARDYEN
ADVISOR TO THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR, THAILAND INSTITUTE OF JUSTICE - TIJ
Phiset Sa-Ardyen was former Director for External Relations and Policy
Coordination at TIJ. Throughout his career, he has been involved in the
promotion of international cooperation in the area of crime prevention and
criminal justice. In his capacity as the Director for External Relations and Policy
Coordination at TIJ, he strives to foster the partnership between TIJ and
international organizations including the United Nations Office on Drugs and
Crime (UNODC) and the Programme Network Institutes under the United Nations
Crime Prevention and Criminal Justice Programme. He is currently Director of
Information Technology and Communication Center, Ministry of Justice. Dr.
Phiset received his bachelor of engineering degree from the Tokyo Institute of Technology, Japan, and then
the M.S. and Ph.D. in chemistry from New York University, USA. He also holds an LL.B. degree from the
Sukhothai Thammathirat University.
PREETI SHETTY
HEAD OF UPSHOT AT THE FOOTBALL FOUNDATION.
Preeti Shetty is the Head of Upshot at The Football Foundation, the UK’s largest
sports charity funded by The Premier League, The Football Association and the
Government. Preeti focuses her efforts on proving the difference sport makes to
people's lives through impact measurement and evaluation. The Football
Foundation is well known for its use of innovative technology and Preeti
spearheads these efforts by running Upshot, The Foundation's online
performance management system to over 850 organisations across the UK and
internationally. Upshot is an online project management tool that helps
community projects manage their work, monitor their progress and evidence
their impact. Preeti has worked in the sport for social change space for 10 years, starting off at BBC Sport
and working for various national and international NGOs and brands. A well-respected figure in the sport
for development space, Preeti was named one of The Sport Industry Group Next Generation Leaders in
Sport and co-chairs the BOND International Sport for Development coalition. Upshot is an online monitoring,
evaluation and learning system developed in 2009 by the UK’s largest sports charity – the Football
Foundation. Preeti’s role is running Upshot and heading up a team that helps NGOs (both sport and non-
sport) from all around the world to improve their impact measurement. This involves helping them develop
their theory of change and measurement frameworks, understand what KPIs to set and track, how to collect
good quality data, how to analyse and report and most importantly, what they can learn from their data in
order to inform future decision making. Preeti works closely with a variety of sport organisations and
government departments to help evidence sport’s contribution to crime and violence prevention. Her
clients include Fight for Peace, the Ministry of National Security in Jamaica, the Ministry of Justice in the UK,
the Mayor of London’s Office and a variety of sports clubs and leagues around the world.
REBECCA DANCE-SHUKER
SENIOR DEVELOPMENT MANAGER - LAUREUS SPORT FOR GOOD – APAC REGION
Rebecca Dance-Shuker is British citizen living and working in Hong Kong for the
past 5 years. She has 18 years’ experience in the Sports for Development field
working across public service, Commercial Corporate Social Responsibility and
NGO sectors. Rebecca studied Sports Development at Southampton University
and has since travelled and worked in several countries including USA, Argentina,
UK and now Hong Kong. Past career milestones include Head of Development at
a Premier League Football Club Foundation and CEO of Interactive a Disability
Rights Charity. Rebecca’s current role is leading business and partnership
development and fundraising across the APAC region for Laureus Sport for Good
a global sports for development charity. Laureus Sport for Good Mission : We support sport for
development programmes which enhance social and emotional development and healthy behaviour of
17children and young people in disadvantaged communities, reduce the impact of violence, conflict and
discrimination in their lives and increase their educational achievements and employability skills; We
strengthen the sport for development sector through impact measurement, research and knowledge-
sharing; We highlight serious social issues faced by children and young people and unlock greater resources.
ROSIE MEEK
PROFESSOR OF PSYCHOLOGY AND CRIMINOLOGY - HEAD OF THE LAW SCHOOL - ROYAL HOLLOWAY
UNIVERSITY - LONDON
Rosie Meek is a Professor of Psychology and Criminology and was founding Head
of the Law School at Royal Holloway University of London, where her teaching
and research expertise is in Criminal Justice and in particular, prisons. As well as
writing widely on the role of the voluntary sector in prisoner rehabilitation,
Professor Meek is best known for her work on the role and impact of sport and
physical activity in prison settings: together with dozens of chapters, journal
articles and evaluation reports on the topic, her 2013 book 'Sport in Prison' was
published by Routledge and in 2018 she conducted a national review on behalf
of the Ministry of Justice into sport in youth and adult prisons, which led to a
number of policy recommendations.
SHARIFA NOAMAN AL-EMADI
EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR OF DOHA INTERNATIONAL FAMILY INSTITUTE (DIFI) - QATAR FOUNDATION
Sharifa Al Emadi is a licensed practitioner with a proven track record of several
years of experience working in counselling and psychology. She graduated from
Qatar University in Sociology & Social Work in 1992. She completed her Master’s
in counselling & Psychology in 2003 from Manchester Metropolitan University UK
and also pursued her PhD in the same field in 2009 from the same university. She
was awarded the “PhD holders Platinum Medal at the Education Excellence Day
in Qatar for the year 2009. She worked as a Teacher of Sociology & Psychology in
a Qatari High School, Family Counsellor (Couple Counselling & Drug Addiction and
Destructive Behavior), Teacher at Qatar University, Head of Treatment
Department (Protection & Social Rehabilitation Centre) and Executive Director (Protection & Social
Rehabilitation Centre and Naufar) and is currently the Executive Director of Doha International Family
Institute since 2019. She has attended many conferences, created programs and trained the psychological
counsellors. She has many publications in her name ie: curriculum on Couple Counselling for Saudi Arabia
and Qatar. Dr. Sharifa is using her skills as a practitioner to develop Family-friendly/oriented policies and
programs that will significantly improve the quality of life of the society at large. Her future plan is to
implement and advocate best practices in the field of counselling & psychology in the region. Dr. Sharifa is
currently the Executive Director of Doha International Family Institute. DIFI is a global policy and advocacy
Institute working to advance knowledge on Arab families and promote evidence-based polices through the
following objectives: Fostering knowledge on Arab families and advancing family policies and programs
through research; Promoting the development of evidence-based policies to strengthen and support
families at the national, regional, and international levels; Building networks and facilitating the transfer of
knowledge and best practices to strengthen Arab families.
18STEFAAN HERMANS
DIRECTOR OF POLICY STRATEGY AND EVALUATION - DIRECTORATE-GENERAL FOR EDUCATION, YOUTH,
SPORT AND CULTURE - EUROPEAN COMMISSION
Stefaan Hermans is Director of Policy Strategy and Evaluation in the Directorate-
General for Education, Youth, Sport and Culture at the European Commission. He
was Head of Cabinet of the Commissioner for Employment, Social Affairs, Skills
and Labour Mobility Marianne Thyssen in the Juncker Commission. Previous
posts include Head of the ‘Universities and Researchers’, ‘Skills’, and ‘Reflective
Societies’ Units in DG Research and Innovation, and Secretary of the Employment
Committee of the European Union. He also lectures on EU Affairs at the KU
Leuven.
UNDRAL GANBAATAR
ASSOCIATE PROGRAMME SPECIALIST - UNESCO
Undral Ganbaatar joined UNESCO in June 2019 when she was appointed to the
Social and Human Sciences sector in Bangkok Office by the Director-General,
under the framework of the Young Professionals Program. Before joining
UNESCO, Undral worked for the Bill &Melinda Gates Foundation-funded
Pathways for Prosperity Commission on Technology and Inclusive Development,
and for the Government of Mongolia as a foreign relations analyst. Undral has a
Master’s degree in Public Policy from the University of Oxford. In her current role
in the field office, Undral has ownership over the project delivery cycle from
design to implementation and evaluation. Her projects are chiefly focused on the
14 Pacific Island cluster countries as well as regional Asia-Pacific activities. Right now, Undral is coordinating
UNESCO’s role in the development of the Pacific regional action plan on sport policy for sustainable
development and physical education, under the Kazan Action Plan and MINEPS VI frameworks. She is also
involved in UNESCO’s Youth and Sport Taskforce project, which brings together a network of over 60 young
sport leaders in the Asia-Pacific.
VERONICA MARTINEZ SOLARES
DIRECTOR OF RESEARCH FOR THE SAFETY, SECURITY, AND DEVELOPMENT INITIATIVE - FUNDACIÓN PARA
EL ESTUDIO DE LA SEGURIDAD Y GOBERNANZA, A.C.
Veronica Martinez-Solares (MA in Victimology, LLB in UNAM) is Director of
Research for the Safety, Security, and Development Initiative at the Fundación
para el Estudio de la Seguridad y Gobernanza, A.C., as well as Member of the
Board of Directors at the International Organization for Victim Assistance. Her
production and strong teamwork skills have allowed her to work jointly with the
UN Habitat, the International Centre for Sustainable Cities, the World Bank, the
Inter-American Development Bank, the UNDP, the UNESCO, the International
Development Research Centre, the Global Consortium on Security
Transformation, the European Forum for Urban Security, as well as several
universities in Latin America, amongst others. She has been visiting researcher at the University of Ottawa
and the University of Cambridge, as well as ad-hoc judge at the Inter-American Court of Human Rights. Ms.
Martinez-Solares has worked since 1992 on issues associated with criminal sciences such as criminal law,
victim rights, violence prevention, policing and criminal justice in several countries in Latin America.
Recently, she has coordinated and developed relevant documents on crime prevention such as the Mexican
General Law for the Social Prevention of Violence and Crime (2011); the Regional Model for a
Comprehensive Crime Prevention Policy promoted by EFUS and EuroSociAL (2014-2015); the Promising
Practices and Overview of Global Citizenship Education Approaches to Support the Rule of Law and the
Culture of Lawfulness based on more that 650 experiences around the world part of the E4J Initiative and
the UNESCO (2018-2019); the Violence Prevention, Access to Justice, and Economic Empowerment of
19Women in Latin America project funded by the International Development Research Centre and developed
in 5 countries (2016-2018); and she was the main external evaluator for the Guide for the Methodological
Analysis and Systematization of Data of the Quality of Public Spending on Reducing Violence Against
Women (Bolivia, 2018).
VONGTHEP ARTHAKAIVALVATEE
SPECIAL ADVISOR OF THAILAND INSTITUTE OF JUSTICE - TIJ
Vongthep Arthakaivalvatee is a former Deputy Secretary-General of ASEAN for
ASEAN Socio-Cultural Community (ASCC) where his main responsibility was to
support the ASEAN Secretary-General in implementing the ASCC Blueprint and
managing relations with ASEAN Dialogue Partners and the international
community. Mr. Vongthep started his career at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of
Thailand. His overseas posts included Thai Missions in Kuwait and Vienna, Austria.
In 2009, he joined Ministry of Justice of Thailand to lead a special project to
develop the United Nations Rules for the Treatment of Women Prisoners, also
known as the “Bangkok Rules”. Subsequently, he was appointed as Director,
Office of External Relations and Policy Coordination, Thailand Institute of Justice in 2012.
YVON DANDURAND
CRIMINOLOGIST, PROFESSOR EMERITUS, SCHOOL OF CRIMINOLOGY AND CRIMINAL JUSTICE - UNIVERSITY
OF THE FRASER VALLEY - CANADA
Yvon Dandurand is a criminologist, Professor Emeritus, School of Criminology and
Criminal Justice, University of the Fraser Valley, Canada, as well as a Fellow and
Senior Associate of the International Centre for Criminal Law Reform and
Criminal Justice Policy, a United Nations affiliated research institute. He
specializes in comparative criminal justice research and has been extensively
involved in justice reform, crime prevention, and policy development projects in
Canada, Asia, Africa, and Latin America. His interests include crime prevention,
the social reintegration of offenders, restorative justice, juvenile justice, justice
reforms, and research and evaluation.
WISIT WISITSORA-AT
PERMANENT SECRETARY, MINISTRY OF JUSTICE, THAILAND
Wisit Wisitsora-at has a distinguished track record within the civil and criminal
justice sphere in Thailand and internationally. He has been serving as the
Permanent Secretary for Justice since 2017. He is also the Chairperson of the
Executive Committee of Thailand Arbitration Center (THAC), a member of the
Council of State, and a member of the Board of Director of Thailand Institute of
Justice. At the international level, Prof. Wisitsora-at is recognised as a prominent
figure in the development of legal framework on international trade law with
specialisation in bankruptcy and insolvency. His experience stemmed from his
leading role in the reform of Thailand’s Bankruptcy Law at the aftermath of the
1997 Asian Economic Crisis. To date, he is the longest serving Chairman of United Nations Commission on
International Trade Law (UNCITRAL)’s Working Group V on Insolvency Law (from 1999 to 2019). He has also
been actively working with World Bank Group and the International Association of Restructuring,
Insolvency & Bankruptcy Professionals (INSOL International) on Forum for Asian Insolvency Reform (FAIR
to advance the knowledge on insolvency world-wide. In addition, he is the professor of Laws lecturing at
universities and professional development courses in Thailand. Prof. Wisitsora-at graduated with a Bachelor
of Laws from Thammasat University, Thailand and a Bachelor of Laws from the University of Wales, United
Kingdom. In addition, he is admitted as barrister to the Thai Bar Association and the Honourable Society of
Gray's Inn, United Kingdom.
205 Expert Group Meeting – ECOSOC Resolution
21Economic and Social Council Resolution 2019/16
Distr.: General 30 July 2019
Resolution adopted by the Economic and Social Council on 23 July 2019
[on the recommendation of the Commission on Crime Prevention and Criminal Justice (E/2019/30)]
2019/16. Integrating sport into youth crime prevention and criminal justice strategies
The Economic and Social Council
Recommends to the General Assembly the adoption of the following draft resolution:
The General Assembly,
Reaffirming its commitment to the purposes and principles of the Charter of the United
Nations and the Universal Declaration of Human Rights 1, and recalling the shared commitment of
Member States to upholding the rule of law and preventing and countering crime in all its forms and
manifestations,
Reaffirming also the cross-cutting nature of crime prevention and criminal justice issues and
the consequent need to better integrate those issues into the wider agenda of the United Nations in
order to enhance system-wide coordination,
Recalling the relevant United Nations standards and norms in the area of crime prevention
and criminal justice, including the Guidelines for the Prevention of Crime 2 , the guidelines for
cooperation and technical assistance in the field of urban crime prevention 3 , the United Nations
Guidelines for the Prevention of Juvenile Delinquency (the Riyadh Guidelines) 4, the updated Model
Strategies and Practical Measures on the Elimination of Violence against Women in the Field of Crime
Prevention and Criminal Justice,5 the United Nations Model Strategies and Practical Measures on the
Elimination of Violence 5 against Children in the Field of Crime Prevention and Criminal Justice6, the
United Nations Standard Minimum Rules for the Administration of Juvenile Justice (the Beijing Rules) 7
and the United Nations Standard Minimum Rules for the Treatment of Prisoners (the Nelson Mandela
Rules)8,
Recalling also its resolution 70/1 of 25 September 2015, by which it adopted the 2030 Agenda
for Sustainable Development, and recognizing, inter alia, that sport is an important enabler of
sustainable development,
Recalling further Conference of the States Parties to the United Nations Convention against
Corruption resolution 7/8 of 10 November 2017 on corruption in sport 9 , in which, inter alia, the
Conference expressed concern that corruption could undermine the potential of sport and its role in
contributing to the achievement of the Sustainable Development Goals and targets, contained in the
2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development,
1 General Assembly resolution 217 A (III).
2 Economic and Social Council resolution 2002/13, annex.
3 Economic and Social Council resolution 1995/9, annex.
4 General Assembly resolution 45/112, annex.
5 General Assembly resolution 65/228, annex.
6 General Assembly resolution 69/194, annex.
7 General Assembly resolution 40/33, annex.
8 General Assembly resolution 70/175, annex.
9 See CAC/COSP/2017/14, sect. I.A.
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