21 Nov 2018

Vanuatu and Kiribati join INTERPOL

2:33 pm on 21 November 2018

Vanuatu and Kiribati have joined the world policing body INTERPOL.

Vanuatu and Kiribati have officially received their INTERPOL flags.

Vanuatu and Kiribati have officially received their INTERPOL flags. Photo: Twitter / INTERPOL

Both countries were approved at a meeting of INTERPOL's General Assembly in Dubai this week.

The agency coordinates data sharing between law enforcement around the world.

Other Pacific Island members include Fiji, the Marshall Islands, Papua New Guinea, Tonga, Samoa and the Solomon Islands.