The UN Ad Hoc Committee agreed on a draft Convention against Cybercrime

On 8 August, after more than two years of negotiations, a draft Convention against Cybercrime was approved by the Ad Hoc Committee to Elaborate a Comprehensive International Convention on Countering the Use of Information and Communications Technologies for Criminal Purposes. The Ad Hoc Committee was established by the UN General Assembly, pursuant to Resolution 74/247, and the draft text will be submitted to the Assembly for formal adoption.

From the beginning of the negotiations, the Argentine Republic has participated actively and has endeavoured to reach a comprehensive text aimed at preventing and combating cybercrime, as well as strengthening international legal cooperation in this field, including the collection of electronic evidence. To this end, the Ministries of Justice and Security, the Agency for Access to Public Information, the relevant areas of the Foreign Ministry, and the Argentine Permanent Missions to the UN in New York and to the UN Office on Drugs and Crime (UNODC) in Vienna worked together throughout the negotiation process.

Argentina thus renews its commitment to the UN and to effective multilateralism as a framework for global collaboration and cooperation in the fight against transnational organized crime.

To access the official documents approved by the Committee, visit https://www.unodc.org/unodc/en/cybercrime/ad_hoc_committee/ahc_reconvened_concluding_session/main