Interpol Head Addresses BCUN, UN
Audience
-Tightening the
Noose on Transnational
Criminals
Interpol's Secretary-General, Ronald Noble;
Entrust President, Bill Conner
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The global police organization Interpol is about
to use high-tech ID cards and services that will enable its officers to
cross borders more easily in pursuit of criminals.
At the June 15 event packed with BCUN
members, United Nations officials, and foreign correspondents,
Interpol’s secretary-general, Ronald Noble, discussed the
introduction of the ID card. The event took place 48 hours before Noble
addressed the UN General
Assembly on organized transnational crime, where he pressed countries
to commit to more global action to fight the problem through
information sharing and cooperation.
“The deployment of our Global Smart eID card allows
Interpol officers to cross borders more easily, and once in countries,
they will be able to access global databases securely, something that's
never been done before," he told participants at the luncheon event.
“We should now be able to set a virtual border in any
location in the world,” allowing officers to chase down
criminals anywhere in the world without visa or other travel documents
issued by the 188 countries that belong to
Interpol.
The technology was
developed for Interpol by Entrust, an
American
company that provides
identity-based
security tools for corporations, individuals and web
sites. Its clients include the US Department of Homeland Security and
passports of 30 countries. Entrust president, Bill Conner, also
addressed the
gathering.
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Interpol's Ronald Noble
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When asked about the event, The ESB Group managing
partner and BCUN member Samiur Talukder said “As
someone interested in economic development, security and peace in the
MENASA region, I learned that Abu Dhabi in UAE serves as one of
Interpol's hubs that in turn means the country and region play a
crucial role in boosting international security and
peace”.
The
UN and Interpol are working together to enhanc
e policing cooperation in
post-conflict areas, and UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon has called
the two organizations “natural partners in boosting security
and
peace.”
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