Canada will contribute $2,757,000 to INTERPOL to support its efforts to establish a more secure and robust cyber infrastructure environment in Central America and the Caribbean through the delivery of technical training and provision of IT equipment.
This initiative supports Canada’s foreign policy in support of a free, open and secure Internet, and Canada’s national cyber security strategy. It will facilitate cooperation and information exchanges on transnational organized crime and terrorism, not only bolstering Canada’s security, but also encouraging other countries in Central America and the Caribbean to embrace an open, multi-stakeholder Internet.
Canada will contribute $500,000 to the United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime in order to enhance the capacity of law-enforcement agencies in Central America to prevent and respond to Internet crimes against children by improving local law-enforcement capacity and making the investigation and prosecution of cybercrime against children a priority.
Combatting transnational organized crime and protecting society’s most vulnerable, primarily children, remain important priorities for Canada. This initiative will provide law-enforcement agencies with the necessary tools to better focus on capturing abusers and breaking child trafficking rings.
