Global database to identify missing persons launched

• Interpol has launched a new global database named ‘I-Familia’that will identify missing persons or unidentified human remains around the world through the DNA of relatives.
• It has three components: a dedicated global database to host the DNA profiles provided by relatives; DNA matching software called Bonaparte and interpretation guidelines developed by Interpol.

The International Police Organisation is commonly known as Interpol.

• It is an international organization facilitating international police cooperation against cross-border terrorism, trafficking, and other crime.
• INTERPOL has 194 member countries, making us the world's largest police organization.
• All decisions regarding the activities of INTERPOL are made by the General Assembly which is its’s supreme governing body that meets annually.
• Founded: 1923
• Headquarter: Lyon, France

• Each country hosts an INTERPOL National Central Bureau (NCB), which links national police with our global network.
• In India, CBI is the NCB.

Interpol notices

• These are international alert/requests circulated by Interpol allowing police in member countries to share critical crime-related information.
• There are eight types of notices, seven of which are colour-coded by their function.