text: region to meet their financial obligations to the Institute to enable it to start operations and to implement its mandate. 2/For the discussion, see chap. II below. General Assembly resolution 35/171, annex. 3/ See Seventh United Nations Congress on the Prevention of Crime and the Treatment of Offenders. Milan, 26 August-6 September 1985; report prepared by the (United Nations publication. Sales No. E.86.IV.1), chap. I, sect. A. 1/Ibid., sect. B. Aware of the conditions attached to funding by the United Nations Development Programme, which would limit the staffing, administrative and operational capabilities of the Institute, Convinced that the viability of the Institute requires adequate funding on a predictable, assured and continuous basis, 1. Recommends that the international community, working through bilateral or multilateral arrangements, should provide Member States, at their request, with the necessary assistance, in order to contribute to the establishment of the infrastructure required for crime prevention and criminal justice; 2. Invites Member States to increase their co-operation in the field of crime prevention and criminal justice by expanding their operational activities in this area; 3. Urges the United Nations Development Programme to provide adequate funding for the United Nations African Regional Institute for the Prevention of Crime and the Treatment of Offenders on a predictable, assured and continuous basis, for a minimum of six years, subject to biennial evaluation of performance of the Institute by its Board and the Committee on Crime Prevention and Control; 4. Urges Governments to provide supplementary financial and technical support so as to enable the United Nations to help developing countries in their efforts to identify, analyse, follow up and evaluate crime trends, to formulate crime prevention and control strategies that are effective and in harmony with their national development plans, priorities and objectives, and to implement criminal justice policies with a view to ensuring respect for United Nations 
analysis: The text appears to be discussing the establishment of an institute focused on crime prevention and criminal justice, with a specific focus on the African region. The language used suggests that the institute is seeking funding and support from the international community to enable it to operate effectively. The text also mentions the need for adequate funding and technical support to help developing countries in their efforts to prevent and combat crime.