‘Advance safety for all’: International police cooperation helps tackle cross-border crime
The UN is highlighting the necessity of international police cooperation to combat organized crime, which is responsible for approximately 95,000 homicides annually. Platforms like INTERPOL are essential for sharing data and coordinating investigations across borders where national police forces are limited.
Why it matters
As criminal networks become more globalized and tech-savvy, cross-border law enforcement collaboration is critical for maintaining global security and the rule of law.
As criminal networks increasingly exploit weak institutions and operate across borders, the UN says no police force can tackle them alone.
Each 7 September, the UN marks the International Day of Police Cooperation , recognising the importance of international cooperation in supporting national law enforcement agencies.
Organised crime is responsible for about 95,000 homicides each year, and about one-fifth of global intentional homicides are at the hands of organised criminal groups, according to the UN Office on Drugs and Crime ( UNODC ).
“ By working together across borders, law enforcement agencies can better support survivors, apprehend perpetrators, disrupt criminal networks and advance safety for all ,” UN Secretary-General António Guterres said.
For more than six decades, UN Police have worked alongside UN peacekeeping and special political missions in places where conflict has weakened the rule of law and eroded public trust in judicial institutions.
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