Category : InternationalPublished on: October 27 2022
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The 91st Interpol General Assembly will be held in Vienna, Austria, next year where the international criminal police organization was officially created in 1923.
The 90th General Assembly of Interpol was held in New Delhi, India from October 18 to 21.
The meeting was attended by delegations from 195 Interpol member countries comprising ministers, police chiefs of countries, heads of national central bureaus and senior police officers.
With discussions on how innovation and technology can be better integrated into INTERPOL's day-to-day activities to support its 195 member countries, the four-day (18-21 October) conference saw the launch of the INTERPOL Metaverse, the first specifically designed for law enforcement worldwide.
The General Assembly also elected three new Executive Committee members. Peter De Buysscher of Belgium was elected as Vice President for Europe, with Alaa El Din Mohamed Abdalah Raga from Egypt and Anne-Marie Nainda from Namibia elected Delegates for Africa. All three new Executive Committee members will serve a three-year term.