IACP Executive Conference of Public Security for South America

Curitiba, Parana, Brazil – 5 August 2008

ICOS Senior Advisor, and Honorary Secretary General of Interpol, Raymond Kendall addressed participants at the 7th Executive Conference of Public Security for South America, organised by the International Association of Chiefs of Police and Public Security Secretariat of Parana, on the 5th of August. Mr Kendall’s address was on the subject of the challenge of Public Security in the 21st century.

The event gathered 1,070 participants and 29 speakers in 32 sessions. A summary of Mr Kendall’s speech is available here

Africa Brasil Transcontinental Dialogue on Public Security

Entebbe, Uganda - 7 July 2008

Public security is a growing concern for policymakers around the world, and in all modern states an essential responsibility of the state is to provide its citizens with security. However, 21st century societies face an array of serious public security challenges, such as the hyper-development of urban centres, increasing social inequality, globalised criminal networks, and ever increasing crime and victimisation rates.

This dialogue brought together African and Brazilian expertise and experience. Themes of discussion at the meeting included Public Security Management Strategies, The Urban Public Security Challenge and Counter-Narcotics Policies and Policing. [read more]

First International Symposium on Public Security and Drug Policy

Rio de Janeiro – 26, 27 February 2008

Co-hosted by the Brazilian Ministry of Justice’s National Public Security Secretariat, the Federal Police and the National Antidrug Secretariat, ICOS hosted The First International Symposium on Public Security and Drug Policy. This event brought together international authorities, experts and policy makers to discuss the most pressing challenges facing public security and law enforcement. In particular the ways in which the problem of drugs impact on public security, and the relationship between drug policy and public security policies has been explored. [read more]

Mr. Tarso Fernando Herz Genro, Brasilian Minister of Justice