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October 25, 2025 International law
The world's first international convention on preventing, addressing, and combating cybercrime opened for signature today in Hanoi, Vietnam. Sixty-five countries signed it on the first day.
Once signed, the document still needs to be ratified by each state in accordance with its own processes.
“The UN Convention against Cybercrime is a powerful, legally binding instrument designed to strengthen our collective defense against cybercrime,” the UN Secretary-General said. Antonio Guterres at the signing ceremony.
"This is a testament to the enduring power of multilateralism in finding solutions. And it's a promise that no country, regardless of its level of development, will be left defenseless against cybercrime," he added.
Convention against Cybercrime should help countries counter the growing threat of cybercrime in a context where the misuse of information and communications technologies facilitates crimes such as terrorism, human trafficking, financial crimes and drug smuggling.
The Convention aims to improve the effectiveness of cybercrime prevention measures by strengthening international cooperation in this area and promoting capacity building, particularly in developing countries.
The main provisions of the Convention include:
Establishment of the first global mechanism for the collection, exchange and use of electronic evidence in relation to all serious crimes (previously there were no uniform international standards in this area);
Introducing criminal liability for cybercrimes, as well as for offenses related to online fraud, sexual exploitation of children on the Internet, and the involvement of children in illegal activities on the Internet;
"Cybercrime is fundamentally changing the nature of organized crime, and the new UN Convention against Cybercrime will be an important tool to enable States to effectively counter this threat," said Ghada Waly, Executive Director of the UN Office on Drugs and Crime (UNODC).
"We must now ensure the Convention enters into force as soon as possible," she added.
The UN Convention against Cybercrime was adopted by the UN General Assembly in December 2024 and will enter into force 90 days after ratification by 40 member states.
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