- The United Nations and Interpol, the global police organization,
are poised to become partners in fighting crime by jointly creating an
international police force.
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- Interpol, which is financed by 187 member nations, says
the "global police doctrine" would allow the deployment of peacekeepers
among rogue nations plagued by war and organized crime.
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- "We have a visionary model," said Interpol
Secretary General Ronald K. Noble, who described the joint partnership
"an alliance of all nations."
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- He suggested that by relying on Interpol's resources,
the United Nations would be able to handle international conflicts and
transnational crime far better.
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- "If UN peacekeepers assigned to post-conflict zones
or fragile states are asked to perform police-like functions and to combat
transnational crime, then more peacekeepers should come from the ranks
of police and be given access to Interpol's global databases," said
Noble.
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- Modern peacekeeping efforts have evolved significantly
since the blue-helmeted UN military force was awarded the Nobel Peace Prize
in 1988. Since 2005, the number of police forces involved in UN peacekeeping
operations has more than doubled from about 6,000 to 12,200 in 17 countries.
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- However, Interpol officials plan to steer the organization
into providing "advice and consulting services" in the area of
policing during peacekeeping operations, AFP reported.
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- "Interpol is not going to send troops out into the
field here and there throughout the world," said Interpol director
of legal affairs Joel Sollier. "What Interpol is going to do is provide
technical assistance, technical support."
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- On Sunday, UN Secretary General Ban Ki-moon in a video
message told a gathering of justice and foreign ministers from more than
60 countries in Singapore that the UN welcomes the initiative.
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- "They forge trust in uniformed men and women. They
generate confidence that peace can succeed," he said, describing the
UN Police (UNPOL).
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