As a Chinese poet wrote, the wind
that blows into the room heralds a storm closing in from the mountains; these are the signs of the
underlying tension.
可谓“山雨欲来风满楼”，就是这些矛盾不同程度的反映。
與此同时，新一轮科技和产业革命正在到来。
人機已 泛应用到各个领域。
機器人已经打败了人类围棋大师。
Facial recognition can reveal not only your identity,
but capacity, emotion and thoughts alike.
In 15 years most of the cars racing down the streets might
not need a driver;
in 20 years quantum computing may decipher all the passwords we know in a blink
of an eye.
These will change the lives we know, the world we know,
and the crimes we know. Never
before have we been so
Dear colleagues, we have a lot to do this week. We are going to review a document outlining our stance
on global security, give a push to the INTERPOL 2020 initiative, and examine proposals on membership
and its criteria. Progress and challenges intertwining.
The General Assembly is the supreme governing body of the Organization. Its success is vital to our
development. Hence I would like to share with you my views on the future of the Organization. Our
Chinese ancestors once said, “those who can’t plan for ten thousand generations can’t plan for the
present.” We need to stand higher and look farther so as to grasp the future and destiny of the
Organization.
The world is undergoing profound changes that have never been seen since WWII. “It was the best of
times, it was the worst of times.” Thanks to the global governance system established after the
devastating wars, peace and development has dominated the world for more than 70 years. But
problems and conflicts are growing: Political “black swans” swooped in; anti-globalist sentiments are
on the rise; refugees perplex Europe; terrorism haunts the globe. As a Chinese poet wrote, the wind
that blows into the room heralds a storm closing in from the mountains; these are the signs of the
underlying tension.
In the meantime, a round of scientific and industrial revolution is looming; drones are being used in
many areas; AI has beaten human “weiqi” masters; facial recognition can reveal not only your identity,
but capacity, emotion and thoughts alike. In 15 years most of the cars racing down the streets might
not need a driver; in 20 years quantum computing may decipher all the passwords we know in a blink
of an eye. These will change the lives we know, the world we know, and the crimes we know. Never
before have we been so challenged.
The first wave has already come. From 2000 to 2016, more than 70,000 terrorist attacks occurred, to
which a solution still eludes us. 170 million cybercrimes take place every year, causing an estimated
loss of 445 billion USD, and yet only one case out of a thousand was cracked. And still, all these are just
the thin end of the wedge.
Dear colleagues,
A new wave is coming and we must sail with it. Countries, international organizations and the private
sector all face the test. To change with the times and secure a vantage point in the new architecture,
or not to change and fall behind, ultimately losing out; that is the question.
I thank our predecessors for their legacy. We are, at the moment, the largest intergovernmental police
organization in terms of membership; we are still at the centre of global policing, our leadership and
unique role still not replaceable. The principles of cooperation, win-win, neutrality, inclusiveness,
professionalism, prudence, self-perfection and fraternity are what we have always treasured, the
heirloom that carried the Organization through the past hundred years of ebb and flow. They are the
steps that allow us to rise to the challenges. They are the spirit that we must uphold.
But many things that we are familiar with will soon be neglected, and many unfamiliar things need to
be familiarized. Our unique advantages have not been fully leveraged, our leadership not fully shown;
the expectations of countries still waiting to be met while funding remains a hurdle for the growth of
the Organization and its operations; strategic research capacity needs to be strengthened; and a
balancing mechanism is yet to be built to bridge the chasm in policing capability, and better equip our
member countries for combatting global crimes. These problems, if not duly recognized and tackled,
will risk the Organization being marginalized or even eliminated.
Dear colleagues,
The times throw at us challenges and opportunities alike. INTERPOL, which connects police for a safer
world, has fought crimes and guarded justice for almost a century. Now the flag is in our hands. We
must ensure that it does not fall; its colours stay unblemished in this tempestuous age. We should hold it high, high enough to scare off every criminal, enough to inspire hope among the peoples who yearn
for peace, enough to allow our children to see the light of justice.
INTERPOL in the new age should be an INTERPOL that faces the future.
First, as it boasts of being a professional and technical organization in global police cooperation, it
should become a major participant in global governance for security. Police are an important force in
ensuring security, rule of law and order across the world, and as their Organization, we should
participate in the discussions on global security issues, not simply stand by and watch. The
Organization needs to have its own voice, place and plan regarding the strategic security agenda. The
position paper in which we take a stance on global security is the first step.
Second, as it excels in supplying technical services to all police, it should become the headquarters of
combat against global crimes. As crimes go global, so must our actions too. The Organization needs to
unite forces, build platforms, and pool top-notch experts; it needs to enhance capability in strategic
and tactical police support, response to cooperation requests, and organization of operations; it needs
to become the hub for police intelligence, coordination and operations.
Third, as it links police authorities, it should become the leader of innovative global policing. For new
crimes, we need a platform for cooperation among all stakeholders: countries, international
organizations, private entities and civil society, one that can spread best policing practices, advanced
technologies and equipment, and make guiding standards for police activities and technologies.
Fourth, as it promotes understanding and friendship, it should become a family for world police.
Despite differences among countries, combating crimes and guarding the law is what police do as their
nature prescribes. Professionalism and integrity is what made us friends who fought crimes side by
side, and even more so in today’s integrated and hi-tech world. The crimes we see are no longer those
that a country can solve alone. Any crack on the globe may become a source of evil that can plague
the world. Therefore it is imperative that police help each other, because it’s helping ourselves.
The vision needs meticulous planning, and I am considering taking two step:
Step one, from next year to 2023, the centenary of the Organization, in which we reinforce the
framework defining the role of the Organization that faces the future, platforms against emerging
crimes and a funding system that ensures its growth, with increased leadership, influence,
effectiveness and cohesion as it assumes an essential role in global security governance.
Step two, from 2023 to 2030, when the United Nation’s Sustainable Development Goals will have been
achieved, in which the Organization that faces the future will have been created, a united global front
of police sharing information and reacting to crimes will have taken shape, a strategic ability to foresee
and tackle future crimes enhanced meaningfully, a lack of balance in policing capabilities better
addressed, and internal structures become more reasonable, making the Organization an important
member in global security governance.
To realize this vision, four fulcra are of strategic importance. First is to strengthen global leadership,
which is key to the survival and development of the Organization. We need to form stronger ties with
leaders of interior, justice, security and police authorities, exchange views, coordinate actions and
respond to their expectations. The participation of over 30 ministers and 50 police chiefs reflects such
consensus, which I welcome and appreciate. The Organization needs to find the right way to grow, and
in this search we will need strategic support, which will be best provided if we build on the strength of
top international thinktanks and scholars. The proposal for a strategic research institute will be
presented to the General Assembly, which I ask you to support.
Second is to combat cybercrime. Eventually, all serious global crimes will be inseparable from the
Internet, and whoever possesses effective means and platforms against cybercrime will have the
initiative.
Step one, from next year to 2023, the centenary of the Organization, in which we reinforce the
framework defining the role of the Organization that faces the future, platforms against emerging
crimes and a funding system that ensures its growth, with increased leadership, influence,
effectiveness and cohesion as it assumes an essential role in global security governance.
Step two, from 2023 to 2030, when the United Nation’s Sustainable Development Goals will have been
achieved, in which the Organization that faces the future will have been created, a united global front
of police sharing information and reacting to crimes will have taken shape, a strategic ability to foresee
and tackle future crimes enhanced meaningfully, a lack of balance in policing capabilities better
addressed, and internal structures become more reasonable, making the Organization an important
member in global security governance.
To realize this vision, four fulcra are of strategic importance. First is to strengthen global leadership,
which is key to the survival and development of the Organization. We need to form stronger ties with
leaders of interior, justice, security and police authorities, exchange views, coordinate actions and
respond to their expectations. The participation of over 30 ministers and 50 police chiefs reflects such
consensus, which I welcome and appreciate. The Organization needs to find the right way to grow, and
in this search we will need strategic support, which will be best provided if we build on the strength of
top international thinktanks and scholars. The proposal for a strategic research institute will be
presented to the General Assembly, which I ask you to support.
Second is to combat cybercrime. Eventually, all serious global crimes will be inseparable from the
Internet, and whoever possesses effective means and platforms against cybercrime will have the
initiative.
Speech by President Meng Hongwei, President of INTERPOL
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Third is to cooperate with all stakeholders. Cooperation between countries, international
organizations, private entities and civil society will be the main channel for fighting crimes. The highlevel
dialogue for countering cyber and financial crimes held last July and the ensuing operations were
a good start.
Fourth is to balance capability. This is the basis for neutralizing global security threats. The resources
of the Organization should be invested more in removing policing backwaters from the less-developed
economies, and strengthening training systems for global police, in particular in developing countries
to address their urgent needs. Working in the police entails high risks; there are over 12 million police
officers in the world, the losses they suffer every year are as huge as the contribution they make. Here
I would like to pay my homage to the police officers who have lost their lives, and their families, and
express my gratitude to all who support police enforcement. I call on you to support the resolution to
establish a foundation for the bereft police families and a “Hall of Glory” on our website.
Dear colleagues,
All great marches start with the first step. We are at the important juncture of implementing INTERPOL
2020 and envisaging the 2030 visions. The success of this General Assembly is yet a new milestone in
the Organization’s hundred years of history.
We must create solidarity. Cooperation is embedded in the genes of the Organization, just as neutrality
is its lifeline. INTERPOL is the platform for police cooperation, not an arena for competing interests.
This is our unique advantage. We must hold dear the cooperative and neutral spirit the same way as
we cherish our lives, and it is by doing so that the Organization can claim higher morality by
representing the interests of all humanity. What is INTERPOL? It is you, police from all our member
countries. You own this organization, and therefore you must think for the Organization, dispense with
political distractions and all elements that could harm its unity, and protect its basic interests.
We must embrace changes. Tempora mutantur et nos mutamur in illis. As an international
organization, how do we stay alive and stay young? No guarantee will come from anyone else except
those of us who keep adapting, and thisspirit is in our blood. A new organization for police cooperation
that faces the future builds on its inheritance, reforms the backward and the unreasonable, and creates
what is required by the times.
We must build strength. Security is a basic need for human survival, the common denominator of all
countries. A safer world is what we have pursued for a century; a stronger organization is what is
needed for fighting crimes and safeguarding peace and justice. This is what all police and the
international community expect of us. We are the bridge that links past and future. It befalls our
generation to make the Organization strong. We are at the right moment, in the right place and with
the right people for this historic mission. So long as justice is on our side, there won’t be a battle that
can’t be won.
And victory awaits us.
Ronald Kenneth "Ron" Noble ( born September 24, 1956 ) is an
American law enforcement officer who served as the secretary-
general of the International Criminal Police Organization
( Interpol ) from 2000 to 2014. He became the organization's
first American and youngest secretary-general at the time of
his appointment.
作者：相当大 留言时间：2018-10-20 21:40:18
“ 沙特阿拉伯 ”在阿拉伯语中的意思是“幸福的沙漠”，
沙特的意思是幸福？ 阿拉伯的意思是沙漠 ？ 出处 ？
Pascal:
Much obliged for Xiangdangda's epistemic querying of the
etymology of المملكة العربية السعودية. So, here goes:
#
Sentence
Times
1.
"Saudi" refers to the Al Saud family, the royal house of Saudi Arabia. The kink was Saud ibn. "Saudi" is "Happiness" in Arabic. "Saudi Arabia"means Happy Desert.
On the Arabia Peninsula in southwest Asia, a kingdom called Saudi Arabia was officially established in September 23, 1932. It has only 85 years' history of establishment.
Saudi Arabia
"Saudi Arabia" is named after a great stress: "Saudi" from the kingdom of Saudi Arabia's founder Ibn Saud's name, but in Arabic, Saudi means "happy" and "Arabia" means "desert".
