United Nations
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Security Council Resolution 1699, adopted unanimously on August 8, 2006, after recalling
Resolution 1617 (2005) on co-operation between
Interpol
The International Criminal Police Organization – INTERPOL (abbreviated as ICPO–INTERPOL), commonly known as Interpol ( , ; stylized in allcaps), is an international organization that facilitates worldwide police cooperation and crime cont ...
and the Committee established in
Resolution 1267 (1999), the Council requested the
Secretary-General
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to take steps to increase co-operation between the United Nations and Interpol.
Observations
The Council recalled the 1997 agreement between Interpol and the United Nations. It welcomed the role Interpol had played to assist the
1267 Committee in the fulfilment of its
mandate, and recognised that this co-operation could benefit other sanctions committees established by the Security Council, including in the role of
law enforcement
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.
Acts
The Secretary-General
Kofi Annan
Kofi Atta Annan (8 April 193818 August 2018) was a Ghanaian diplomat who served as the seventh secretary-general of the United Nations from 1997 to 2006. Annan and the UN were the co-recipients of the 2001 Nobel Peace Prize. He was the founder a ...
was required to take "necessary steps" to increase co-operation between the United Nations and Interpol, in order for Security Council committees to fulfil their roles more effectively and to allow countries to better implement measures adopted by the Security Council.
Furthermore, states were encouraged to use tools offered by Interpol, including the I-24/7 worldwide police communications system, to reinforce measures approved the Security Council.
See also
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Interpol notice
An Interpol notice is an international alert circulated by Interpol to communicate information about crimes, criminals, and threats by police in a member state (or an authorised international entity) to their counterparts around the world. The in ...
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(2005–2006)
References
External links
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Text of the Resolution at undocs.orgInterpol website
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1699
United Nations Security Council sanctions regimes
Interpol
August 2006