India is hosting the 90th General Assembly of the International Criminal Police Organization, INTERPOL from 18th to 21st of October in New Delhi.
The General Assembly is INTERPOL’s supreme governing body, comprising representatives from each of 195 member countries. It meets once a year.
India is one of the oldest members of Interpol and joined the organization in 1949. All member countries of INTERPOL have agreed to ensure and promote the widest possible assistance between all criminal police authorities in the prevention and suppression of ordinary law crimes.
The role of INTERPOL is to enable police around the world to work together to make the world a safer place.
Interpol
The International Criminal Police Organization (Interpol) is an international organization that facilitates worldwide police cooperation and crime control. Headquartered in Lyon, France, it is the world’s largest international police organization, with seven regional bureaus worldwide and a National Central Bureau in all 195 member states.
- Headquarters: Lyon, France
- Founded: 7 September 1923, Vienna, Austria