
The United Arab Emirates (UAE), represented by the Ministry of Interior and in coordination with the United Nations Interregional Crime and Justice Research Institute (UNICRI) recently contributed to the training of law enforcement officers in 10 Latin American countries that participated in the international operation against online child sexual exploitation and abuse. The operation was led by Argentina and carried out simultaneously in 15 countries, including Brazil, Costa Rica, Venezuela, Mexico, Dominican Republic, and the United States. The training program was conducted in the Argentinian capital of Buenos Aires as part of the Artificial Intelligence for Safer Children initiative launched by UNICRI and the UAE Ministry of Interior in 2020, with the mission of strengthening the capabilities of law enforcement agencies around the world to employ artificial intelligence to combat sexual crimes against children.
