INTERPOL Calls for Strengthened Global Fight Against Cybercrime
INTERPOL General Assembly Calls for Enhanced Global Cooperation Against Cybercrime
During its 93rd session held in Marrakech, the General Assembly of the International Criminal Police Organization (INTERPOL) has urged member states to ratify and implement the United Nations Convention Against Cybercrime.
In a resolution adopted at the conclusion of its work from November 24 to 27, INTERPOL’s governing body emphasized the importance of a unified international approach to the rapid expansion of digital crimes. It stressed the necessity of enhancing cooperation, information sharing, and synchronizing actions between member countries, the Organization, and law enforcement authorities.
The Assembly also encouraged states to support and promote INTERPOL’s secure communication tools, such as NEXUS, as well as the entirety of its notices and alerts, criminal analysis platforms, global cybercrime combat programs, and capacity-building initiatives. The aim is to improve the international response to online scams, sexual exploitation and abuse of children on the Internet, and crimes involving information and communication technologies.
Moreover, member states are invited to maintain close cooperation between their national central offices and their representations to the United Nations, to promote INTERPOL’s role in negotiations regarding the Convention and its future additional protocols.
The resolution also highlighted the necessity of fully integrating INTERPOL’s tools and programs into relevant UN multilateral platforms to enhance operational capacities against transnational threats.
With over 800 delegates representing 179 countries, including 82 police chiefs, this 93rd session stands as one of the largest global gatherings for law enforcement services. Participants are addressing several key issues: dismantling transnational criminal networks, combating scam centers, enhancing global policing capacities, and promoting the role of women in security forces.
