 Thank you. Good morning. Bonjour. Ladies and gentlemen, as I speak there are civilians traveling on flights around the world. It is difficult to say with any accuracy whether they are all truly as safe as they could be. They are flying perhaps next to someone holding a stolen or lost travel document on the very same flight. That person could have criminal intentions unknown to anyone on that flight or to any government or law enforcement official around the world. In fact, nearly 20-plus years since Ramsey Yusef entered the U.S. soil right here in New York City on the stolen Iraqi passport to execute the first World Trade Center bombing, stolen lost travel documents are still in the hands of far too many international terrorists. When two passengers were found at boarded flight MH370 using stolen Italian and Austrian passports, the world was reminded of just how real the security gap is. And thus the central theme of today's discussion will be an issue which Interpol sees as fundamental to avoiding the collapse of global security over the next decade. An issue which the United Nations also sees as being critical under its global counter-terrorism strategy. That is, the role travel documents security could play in preserving the lives of citizens around the world. Meeting skepticism at first when it was conceived, Interpol's stolen lost travel document database now holds records on more than 40 million travel documents. In 2013, the total volume of searches reached beyond 800 million screenings worldwide, resulting in nearly 60-80 thousand hits. But most governments unfortunately have not yet taken their responsibilities seriously. Our most optimistic estimates suggest that in 2013, out of the 1.2 billion passengers that flew internationally, a minimum of 400 million individuals traveled on documents unchecked against Interpol's stolen lost travel document database. This figure does not include the civilian traffic on domestic flights, unscheduled arrivals, or those through international land border crossings. Even after having aviation at the center of the deadliest terrorist attack ever witnessed by humankind, that single passport swipe querying Interpol's databases is still not systematically conducted within most airports. Interpol believes that the UN, the Counterterrorism Committee, and its executive directorate can play a major role in changing this scenario in addition to what they're already doing. How? An unequivocal call by the UN CTC upon UN member states to systematically use Interpol platforms to screen passengers' travel documents would send an incredibly powerful message worldwide. Similarly, we hope that Interpol tools could become as a key component of CTC, CTED, monitoring of the implementation of counterterrorism resolutions. The UN leadership in counterterrorism efforts worldwide has and could continue to make a huge difference. What is clear is that the failure by countries to systematically screen identity documents has left the general public and the private sector alone to face this threat. Interpol realized this and decided that it was in time to explore new avenues that could reduce, if not eliminate, the gap. There was an absolute need to allow the private sector to determine whether the travel documents presented by potential customers were or were not listed in Interpol's stolen lost travel document database. That's what led to the creation of iCheckit, an innovation that holds the potential to revolutionize international passenger screening. Under this new model currently in its pilot phase, information shared internationally by police through Interpol, while not directly accessible by private users, will act as an additional line of defense for airlines and airport security firms. This is a win-win outcome and an absolute imperative if we are to ensure a global, sustainable and effective security system. Bringing member states to systematically face their responsibilities with all means at their disposal and involving the industry in a quest of safer borders and a safer world to represent the future of our battle against terrorism. Thank you very much.