Sub-Regional Bureaus SRB Harare

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INTERPOL’s Sub-Regional Bureau in Harare covers member countries in the Southern Africa region, and was opened on 3 February 1997, following an agreement signed with the Government of the Republic of Zimbabwe on 19 July 1996. The decision to create a bureau for the southern Africa region was taken by the 63rd General Assembly in Rome.

Purpose

The purpose of SRB Harare is to:

• Represent the INTERPOL General Secretariat and promote the objectives of INTERPOL in the sub-region;
• Ensure the implementation of INTERPOL programmes in the sub-region and of resolutions of the General Assembly and the African Regional Conference;
• Serve as a link between the sub-region and the rest of the INTERPOL community;
• Foster cooperation among member countries.
  

Role

The role of SRB Harare is to facilitate the most effective international law enforcement cooperation in the Southern African Sub-Region and throughout the world in conformity with the Constitution of INTERPOL by:

• Facilitating the timely exchange of information and intelligence between the national Central Bureaux in the sub-region and beyond, other sub-regional bureaux and the INTERPOL General Secretariat, Lyon;
• Collecting, collating and analysing information from the sub-region and disseminating intelligence to member countries;
• Coordinating the identification of specialised regional training needs and the delivery of relevant courses;
• Providing general secretariat services for SARPCCO (Southern Africa Regional Police Chiefs Co-operation Organization);
• Assisting in the sourcing of funding for INTERPOL and SARPCCO training activities, joint operations and meetings;
• Coordinating and providing operation support to INTERPOL and SARPCCO joint operations.
  

Countries that are served by the Sub-Regional Bureau