Fifth session of the Ad Hoc Committee

11-21 April 2023, Vienna

In accordance with General Assembly resolution 75/282 and the road map and mode of work approved at its first session, the Ad Hoc Committee to Elaborate a Comprehensive International Convention on Countering the Use of Information and Communications Technologies for Criminal Purposes, established by the General Assembly in its resolution 74/247, held its fifth session from 11 to 21 April 2023 in Vienna.

General information

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Co-facilitated informal negotiations

All relevant information with regard to the co-facilitated informal negotiations held in preparation for and during the fifth session of the Ad Hoc Committee is available on a dedicated webpage. Delegations are invited to continuously monitor this page the for the latest information.

COVID-19 related guidance for the Vienna International Centre

COVID-19 information related to the meeting is available here. In-person participants were kindly requested to familiarize themselves with this information in advance of the meeting.

Meeting Documentation

Meeting documentation will be shared on the webpage of the meeting as it becomes available.

A/AC.291/18	Annotated provisional agenda
A/AC.291/19	Consolidated negotiating document on the preamble, the provisions on international cooperation, preventive measures, technical assistance and the mechanism of implementation and the final provisions of a comprehensive international convention on countering the use of information and communications technologies for criminal purposes
A/AC.291/CRP.15	Mechanisms of implementation established under selected multilateral treaties
A/AC.291/CRP.16	Chair’s Report of the Fourth Intersessional Consultation of the Ad Hoc Committee
A/AC.291/20	Report of the Ad Hoc Committee to Elaborate a Comprehensive International Convention on Countering the Use of Information and Communications Technologies for Criminal Purposes on its fifth session
A/AC.291/INF.7/Rev.1	List of participants

Working documents

Consolidated negotiating document (status: 21 April 2023) PDF | Word

Chair's Documents

Revised methodology for conducting of work by the Ad Hoc Committee at its fifth session (22 February 2023) - PDF

Statements

Statements, published at the request of delegations, are available on this page.

UN Web TV Videos

The meeting is available on demand on the UN Web TV website. You will find the direct links to the videos of the fifth session here.

The videos are available as long as they are stored in the UN Web TV database.

Papers from Member States on their needs and possible offers with regard to technical assistance

Reproduced as received

Colombia (S)

Czech Republic (E)

Ecuador (S)

Kyrgyzstan (E)

Mauritius (E)

Submissions by multi-stakeholders

Global and regional intergovernmental organizations, including United Nations bodies, specialized agencies and funds, as well as representatives of functional commissions of the Economic and Social Council

Interpol (E)

Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights (E)

Non-governmental organizations that are in consultative status with the Economic and Social Council, in accordance with Council resolution 1996/31 of 25 July 1996

ECPAT and ECPAT USA (E)

International Association of Prosecutors, on behalf of the Ibero-American Association of Public Prosecutors (S)

Joint submission of Derechos Digitales and Association for Progressive Communication (APC) (E)

Joint submission of Electronic Frontier Foundation and Privacy International (E)

Other relevant non-governmental organizations, civil society organizations, academic institutions and the private sector

CyberPeace Institute (E)

DB Connect (E)

Global Forum on Cyber Expertise (E)

Global Initiative Against Transnational Organized Crime (E)

Global Partners Digital (E)

ICC-UK (E)

Microsoft (E)

Royal Institute of International Affairs – Chatham House (E)

United Nations

Office on Drugs and Crime