The 12th United Nations Congress on Crime Prevention and Criminal Justice will take place in April 2010. Four regional preparatory meetings are taking place in 2009:
Latin American and Caribbean Regional Preparatory Meeting (San José, Costa Rica, 25 to 27 May 2009)
Western Asia Regional Preparatory Meeting (Doha, Qatar, 1 to 3 June 2009)
Asia and Pacific Regional Preparatory Meeting (Bangkok, Thailand, 1-3 July 2009)
African Regional Preparatory Meeting (Nairobi, Kenya, 8 to 10 September 2009)
The International Association of Youth and Family Judges and Magistrates (IAYFJM), in partnership with the Tunisian Association of the Child's Right (ATUDE), will hold its 18th International Congress from 21 - 24 April 2010 in Tunis, Tunisia. This international event will focus on the topic: "United in Diversity: Juvenile Justice and Child Protection in the Principal Judicial Systems".