Interpol - General Assembly 75th Interpol General Assembly - Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, 19 - 22 September 2006

The ICPO-Interpol General Assembly, meeting in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, from 19 to 22 September 2006 at its 75th session:

RECALLING Interpol’s long-standing and intense commitment to combating terrorism, evidenced by numerous prior resolutions, 

AG-2005-RES-10 - Addressing Internet activities supporting terrorism

AG-2001-RES-05 - Terrorist attack of 11 September 2001

AGN/68/RES/2 - The financing of terrorism ( Seoul, 1999)

AGN/67/RES/12 - Cairo declaration against terrorism ( Cairo, 1998)

AGN/55/RES/3 - Co-operation in terrorist cases; Guide for NCBs and specialized services ( Belgrade, 1986)

AGN/53/RES/6 - Violent crime commonly referred to as terrorism ( Luxembourg, 1984)

AGN/52/RES/9 - Terrorism ( Cannes, 1983)

DEEPLY CONCERNED about the growing threat of al-Qaeda linked and al-Qaeda inspired terrorist groups and individuals (often referred to as 'home-grown' terrorism),

RECOGNIZING the need to strengthen co-operation among member countries through the sharing of information concerning the global spread of al-Qaeda linked and al-Qaeda inspired terrorist groups and individuals, in order to disrupt their activities and prevent their attacks,

URGES member countries to redouble their efforts to share information concerning terrorist groups and individuals who are active in their countries and globally, particularly regarding the methods used by al-Qaeda to recruit and train nationals to plan and conduct attacks in their home countries;

URGES member countries to more fully utilize the data services and other operational police tools available through Interpol, particularly the Interpol Stolen and Lost Travel Document (SLTD) database, to assist in identifying and preventing the movements of terrorists;

URGES member countries, whenever a terrorist attack occurs, to request that Interpol send in an Incident Response Team (IRT), in order to bring international expertise, international best practices, and access to international information to the investigation, and to allow the international law enforcement community to build upon its institutional learning in its shared fight against terrorism.

Adopted.