Interpol
- The International Criminal Police Organisation, or Interpol, is a 194-member intergovernmental organisation.
- headquartered in Lyon, France.
- Formed in 1923 as the International Criminal Police Commission, and started calling itself Interpol in 1956.
- India joined the organisation in 1949, and is one of its oldest members.
Interpol’s declared global policing goals
- Countering terrorism
- promoting border integrity worldwide
- protection of vulnerable communities
- providing a secure cyberspace for people and businesses
- curbing illicit markets, supporting environment security, and promoting global integrity.
The Interpol General Assembly
- It is Interpol’s supreme governing body, and comprises representatives from all its member countries.
- It meets annually for a session lasting approximately four days, to vote on activities and policy.
- Each country is represented by one or more delegates at the Assembly, who are typically chiefs of law enforcement agencies.
The Assembly also elects the members of the Interpol Executive Committee, the governing body which “provides guidance and direction in between sessions of the Assembly”.
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