International Day of Police Cooperation Observed on September 7 with 2026 Theme on Building Trust in Policing

Key facts

• The International Day of Police Cooperation is observed annually on 7 September and was established by the United Nations General Assembly through resolution 77/241 in 2022.
• The theme of the 2026 International Day of Police Cooperation is 'Protecting against Vulnerability – Building Trust and Legitimacy in Policing'.
• The United Nations Inter-Agency Task Force on Policing (IATF-P) was established in 2021 by the Executive Committee of the Secretary-General and includes 16 entities; it is co-chaired by the Department of Peace Operations and the United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime (UNODC).
• UN Police rely on the Strategic Guidance Framework, which unifies officers from over 80 countries and provides standardized policies on administration, command, and operations.
• The GlobE Network, established in 2021 and supported by UNODC as its secretariat, facilitates international cooperation among law enforcement authorities to combat cross-border corruption.