{"id":372644,"date":"2026-09-26T15:55:43","date_gmt":"2026-09-26T10:25:43","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/?p=372644"},"modified":"2026-09-26T15:55:43","modified_gmt":"2026-09-26T10:25:43","slug":"un-convention-against-cybercrime-2","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/un-convention-against-cybercrime-2\/","title":{"rendered":"UN Convention against Cybercrime"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"content-box-green\">\n<p><strong>News:<\/strong> <span class=\"selectable-text copyable-text xkrh14z\">External Affairs Minister S. Jaishankar signed the United Nations Convention against Cybercrime, aimed at strengthening global efforts to prevent and combat cybercrime.<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<h2 class=\"red-h2-box\">About UN Convention against Cybercrime<\/h2>\n<figure id=\"attachment_372651\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-372651\" style=\"width: 261px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\" wp-image-372651\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/forumias.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/Source-UNODC.jpg?resize=261%2C406&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"UN Convention against Cybercrime\" width=\"261\" height=\"406\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/forumias.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/Source-UNODC.jpg?resize=193%2C300&amp;ssl=1 193w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/forumias.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/Source-UNODC.jpg?w=496&amp;ssl=1 496w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 261px) 100vw, 261px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-372651\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Source &#8211; UNODC<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<ul>\n<li>The <strong><span class=\"selectable-text copyable-text xkrh14z\">United Nations Convention against Cybercrime<\/span><\/strong> is a landmark <strong>global agreement adopted<\/strong> by <strong>193 UN member states<\/strong>.<\/li>\n<li>Its <strong>goal<\/strong> is to <strong>strengthen international cooperation<\/strong> in the fight against <strong>cybercrime and protect societies from digital threats<\/strong>.<\/li>\n<li>It is the <strong>first legally binding UN instrument<\/strong> <strong>on cybercrime<\/strong>.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Secretariat:<\/strong> The <a href=\"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/united-nations-office-on-drugs-and-crime-unodc\/\"><strong>UN Office on Drugs and Crime (UNODC)<\/strong> <\/a>serves as secretariat to the convention.<\/li>\n<li><span class=\"selectable-text copyable-text xkrh14z\"><strong>Adoption:<\/strong> The UN General Assembly <strong>adopted the convention in 2024.<\/strong> <\/span>\n<ul>\n<li><span class=\"selectable-text copyable-text xkrh14z\">It <strong>entered into force<\/strong> in <strong>2025<\/strong> after securing the <strong>required threshold of 40 member-state signatures in Hanoi, Vietnam<\/strong>. <\/span><\/li>\n<li><span class=\"selectable-text copyable-text xkrh14z\">By the<strong> end of 2025<\/strong>, <strong>93 countries had signed<\/strong> the convention.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li><strong>Key Provisions:<\/strong>\n<ul>\n<li>The treaty <strong>requires states to enact domestic laws<\/strong> making <strong>unauthorized access to information and communication systems illegal.<\/strong><\/li>\n<li>The convention also provides for the <strong>recovery of proceeds of cybercrime.<\/strong><\/li>\n<li>It promotes international cooperation in <strong>cybercrime investigations and prosecutions<\/strong> while respecting state sovereignty.<\/li>\n<li>States Parties must ensure that the implementation of the convention\u2019s obligations <strong>aligns with international human rights law.<\/strong><\/li>\n<li>The treaty mandates that states <strong>criminalize the production, sale, distribution, and broadcasting of child sexual exploitation material.<\/strong><\/li>\n<li>The treaty encourages global <strong>educational initiatives<\/strong> and proactive steps to raise awareness and prevent cybercrimes.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li><strong>Significance:<\/strong>\u00a0This treaty marks the <strong>first international criminal justice agreement<\/strong> in over two decades, reflecting a global commitment to strengthening cybersecurity.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>News: External Affairs Minister S. Jaishankar signed the United Nations Convention against Cybercrime, aimed at strengthening global efforts to prevent and combat cybercrime. About UN Convention against Cybercrime The United Nations Convention against Cybercrime is a landmark global agreement adopted by 193 UN member states. Its goal is to strengthen international cooperation in the fight&hellip; <a class=\"more-link\" href=\"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/un-convention-against-cybercrime-2\/\">Continue reading <span class=\"screen-reader-text\">UN Convention against Cybercrime<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":10393,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[1566,164,1236,12039],"tags":[11872],"class_list":["post-372644","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-daily-factly-articles","category-international-relations-daily-factly-articles","category-international-organisations","category-knolls","tag-9pm-daily-factly","entry"],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","views":"","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/372644","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/10393"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=372644"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/372644\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=372644"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=372644"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=372644"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}