What are the regions that Interpol should recognise?
Naturally existing groups or those which have articulated a desire to work together. Regional geopolitical groupings that have been identified include: South America Southern Africa Near and Middle East EU Central America East Africa SE Asia (ASEAN) CIS Caribbean Central Africa SAARC group Baltic Sea North America West Africa Australia and South Pacific North Africa Services which could/should be delivered externally (regionally or otherwise) The overriding consideration is that these should flow from Interpol s key roles: Message switching, information supply, global co-ordinator and value-added services.
