Sub-Regional Bureaus Abidjan Sub-Regional Bureau

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Background

Set up in 1994

Staff

1 Head of Bureau

• 8 Specialized Regional Officers
• 1 Network Administrator
• 1 Accountant
• 2 Secretaries

Role

• Through its action, facilitate the rapid communication of police information to the General Secretariat
• Assess and analyse police information relating to the Sub-Region and supply intelligence
• Study and raise awareness of the international crime trends in the Sub-Region
• Identify, study and attempt to solve problems affecting the quality of international police co-operation in the Sub-Region
• Encourage and support all initiatives aimed at improving co-operation among Member States in the Sub-Region
• Act as permanent secretariat for the police chiefs committees in the region, namely the West African Police Chiefs Committee (WAPCCO) and Central African Police Chiefs Committee (CAPCCO).

Aims

• Maintain and improve day-to-day police co-operation among the countries of the Sub-Region and with the General Secretariat
• Provide assistance to countries in preparing regional and international meetings
• Monitor and implement the Organization's programmes in the Sub-Region
• Co-ordinate the ICPO-INTERPOL's activities with those carried out by other international organizations or partners in the Sub-Region.

Countries served by the Sub-Regional Bureau