Programme

Registration of delegates

Formal opening ceremony of the 71st Interpol General Assembly

• Cameroon national anthem
• Interpol anthem
• Welcome from Chairman Jean-Marie ATANGANA MEBARA, National Organizing Committee of Cameroon
• Opening address by Interpol President Jesús ESPIGARES MIRA
• Minute of Silence
• Speech by the President of the Republic of Cameroon, H.E. Paul BIYA

Press conference

Lunch

1st Plenary Session

• Adoption of the Agenda
  (Agenda Item 1)
• Applications for membership: Afghanistan and East Timor
  (Agenda Item 2)
• Appointment of the Elections Committee
  (Agenda Item 3.1)
• Appointment of an Ad Hoc Committee
  (Agenda Item 3.2)

Address by Interpol Secretary General Ronald K. NOBLE (Agenda Item 4)

2nd Plenary Session

Police and Global Security (Agenda Item 5)

Global Threat Assessment (Agenda Item 5.1)
Interpol Executive Director of Police Services, Willy DERIDDER

Setting International Policing Priorities 2003 - 2005 (Agenda Item 5.2)
Chiefs of Police perspectives on current and emerging challenges and the strategies that need to be put in place to meet them.

3rd Plenary Session

Law Enforcement in the Third Millennium

Reducing serious crime having a global impact (Agenda Item 5.3)
Collaboration against transnational organized criminal activity (Agenda Item 5.3.1).

Terrorism - What has changed? Emerging threats (Agenda Item 5.3.2)
Understanding current and future terrorism threats and the need for greater commitment to increased resourcing and effective use of Interpol services.

4th Plenary Session

Connecting police globally, securely and swiftly (Agenda Item 5.4; Resolution)
Progress reports: Interpol's global communications system 24/7, 24-hour Command and Co-ordination Centre, databases, electronic notices system and IT security.

Break

Information and Intelligence - Joining the Dots (Agenda Item 5.5)
The added value of sharing information through Interpol and the importance of making resources available to support regional and national activities.

Resolutions on police and global security (Agenda Item 5.6; Resolutions)
Resolutions will be presented on corruption, trafficking in human beings and child slave labour, travel documents, private partnerships in the area of stolen vehicles (Project "Vira 17"), processing of police information and access to the information, Memorandum of Understanding with the United Nations Interim Administration Mission in Kosovo (UNMIK), Co-operation Agreement with the Andean Community.

5th Plenary Session

Bringing Fugitives to Justice (Agenda Item 5.7)
Development of best practice in the search for fugitives; commitment to effective use of Interpol, and commitment to resource Fugitive Investigative Support (FIS).

Financial matters (Agenda Item 6)
All items presented by the Interpol General Secretariat.

• Financial Report for 2001
  (Agenda Item 6.1)
• Review of Balance Sheet 2001
  (Agenda Item 6.2; Resolution)
• External Auditors' Report: Financial Year 2001
  (Agenda Item 6.3; Resolution)
• Monitoring Report for 2002
  (Agenda Item 6.4)
• Draft Budget for 2003 (Resolution); Information about 2004 - 2007;
  Programme of Activities 2003 (Agenda Item 6.5)
• Draft Amendments to the Financial Regulations
  (Resolution; Agenda Item 6.6)

7th Plenary Session

General functioning of the Organization (Agenda Item 7)
All items presented by the Interpol General Secretariat.

• Work of the Supervisory Board for the Control of Interpol's Archives 1995-2001;
  New members in 2002 (Agenda Item 7.1)
• Annual activity report for 2001
  (Agenda Item 7.2)
• References to national laws in Interpol resolutions
  (Agenda Item 7.3; Resolution)
• Approaches to enhancing support for international police co-operation
  (Agenda Item 7.4)
  • Interpol Convention: Proposal to set up a working group
    (Agenda Item 7.4.1; Resolution)
  • Development of a comprehensive communication strategy
    (Agenda Item 7.4.2)

Radio, Voice and Data Communication
Presentation by Motorola (sponsors)

Break

Regional issues relating to the efficient functioning of the Organization (Agenda Item 7.5)

8th Plenary Session

Elections to the Executive Committee
(Agenda Item 9)

9th Plenary Session

• Choice of venue for the 73rd General Assembly session 2004;
  Proposal for the 74th General Assembly session in 2005
  (Agenda Item 10)
• Ceremony in honour of outgoing members of the Executive Committee
  (Agenda Item 11)

Closure of the General Assembly
(Agenda Item 12)