The Republic of Srpska

The Republic of Srpska Minister of the Interior, Mr Siniša Karan, participated at High-Level Ministerial Session, chaired by the Deputy Prime Minister of the Government of the United Arab Emirates and the Minister of the Interior, His Highness Sheikh Saif Bin Zayed Al Nahyan, which was, in addition to the ministers of the interior and ministers of justice from several countries, also attended by the representatives of companies such as ‘Microsoft’, ‘TikTok’, ‘SnapChat’, etc. The focus of the meeting were measures that have to be undertaken with the aim of creating a safer digital world, without sexual exploitation and abuse of children for future generations. Minister Karan said that, so far this year, the police officers of the Republic of Srpska Ministry of the Interior realised the total number of five international operations for the purpose of prosecuting the perpetrators of criminal offences of sexual abuse and exploitation of children online, which once again confirms the significance of international police cooperation and exchange of operational information in countering this form of transnational crime.  The meeting was organised within the Global Summit 2024, organised by WeProtect Global Alliance’ and the Ministry of the Interior of the United Arab Emirates, with the support of the United Nations, European Union and the Government of Australia in Abu Dhabi in the United Arab Emirates.