INTERPOL outlines global policing goals

The International Criminal Police Organization (INTERPOL) launched last week its Global Policing Goals and is encouraging the international law enforcement community to support them.

The Global Policing Goals serve as a framework for the international community to collectively address the greatest security threats facing the 192 countries that are part of INTERPOL. The seven goals cover a range of transnational security issues, including combating cross-border crime, fighting terrorism, promoting border integrity, protecting vulnerable communities, securing cyberspace for people and businesses, promoting global integrity, curbing illicit markets, and supporting environmental security and sustainability.

The idea is to create a common understanding of what actions international law enforcement and global security actors should prioritize in the coming years. The goals will shape the wider security agenda by highlighting the need for collective action.

“Today’s global crime threats share a common denominator: the dire effects they have on our public security, our businesses, and our governance structures. They undermine our security, stifle economic development and deprive society of a better and brighter future,” Carl Alexandre, executive director of partnerships and planning at INTERPOL, said. “The Global Policing Goals developed by INTERPOL are both a call for action and a roadmap to focus and coordinate international policing efforts which are consistent with promoting sustainable development.”

The Global Policing Goals were officially launched last week at an event in Vienna coordinated by INTERPOL in cooperation with the United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime (UNODC) and the Government of Norway.

“The global policing goals developed alongside the UN agenda 2030, will allow a uniform and comprehensive way of addressing the development of security sector reforms globally, providing a roadmap for the future sustainable development of law enforcement on the national and international levels,” Odd Reidar Humlegard, National Police Commissioner of Norway, said.