INTERPOL is the world’s largest international police organization, with 190 member countries. Our role is to enable police around the world to work together to make the world a safer place. Our high-tech infrastructure of technical and operational support helps meet the growing challenges of fighting crime in the 21st century.
This is where you will find the latest news and multimedia from INTERPOL. Read our media releases, news stories and speeches; see the Organization in action through videos and photo galleries; and download our fact sheets, brochures and annual reports.
At INTERPOL today, we have a strong network of 190 member countries, each represented by a National Central Bureau and committed on a daily basis to international police co-operation.
Our global police communications channels and internationally recognized alert systems allow police around the world to share data instantly and securely. A 24-hour contact point and specialized teams provide targeted support to serious crime or disaster incidents.
Conferences and meetings
We organize regular international conferences in order to bring together experts in the field. These meetings provide a valuable opportunity to share knowledge and best practice and to combine strengths against the illicit traffic in cultural objects.
9th Meeting of the INTERPOL Expert Group (IEG) on Stolen Cultural Property
Lyon, France, 28-29 February 2012
Conclusions
8th International Symposium on the Theft of and Illicit Traffic in Works of Art
Lyon, 18-20 October 2011
Conclusions
8th Meeting of the INTERPOL Expert Group (IEG) on Stolen Cultural Property
Lyon, 5-6 April 2011
Conclusions
6th International Conference on the illicit Traffic in Cultural Property Stolen in Central and Eastern Europe
Vienna, Austria, 8-10 June 2010
Conclusions
7th Meeting of the Interpol Expert Group (IEG) on Stolen Cultural Property
Lyon, 23-24 February 2010
Conclusions
Coin dealers alerted by INTERPOL over illegal sales of ancient Roman treasures (16 December 2011)
Safeguarding the world’s cultural heritage focus of INTERPOL symposium (21 October 2011)
Appeal following theft of artwork by Magritte in Belgium (12 October 2011)
INTERPOL issues alert following disappearance of cultural goods in Libya (22 September 2011)