Reconvened concluding session of the Ad Hoc Committee

29 July to 9 August 2024, New York

In accordance with General Assembly resolution 75/282 and General Assembly decision 78/549 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 reconvened concluding session from 29 July to 9 August 2024 in New York.

At its reconvened concluding session, the Ad Hoc Committee approved a draft resolution on the United Nations Convention against Cybercrime; Strengthening International Cooperation for Combating Certain Crimes Committed by Means of Information and Communications Technology Systems and for the Sharing of Evidence in Electronic Form of Serious Crimes. The text of the convention approved by the Ad Hoc Committee is annexed to this draft resolution and it is contained in the report of the reconvened concluding session (A/78/986- A/AC.291/28).

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Meeting documentation

Official documents

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Symbol	Title
A/AC.291/24/Add.1	Annotated provisional agenda
A/AC.291/22/Rev.3	Updated draft text of the convention
A/AC.291/25/Rev.1	Revised draft resolution for consideration by the General Assembly
A/AC.291/27	Interpretative notes on specific articles of the updated draft text of the convention
A/AC.291/CRP.19	Note by the Coordinator of the consistency group
A/AC.291/L.15	Draft United Nations convention against cybercrime; Strengthening international cooperation for combating certain crimes committed by means of information and communications technology systems and for the sharing of evidence in electronic form of serious crimes
A/AC.291/L.16	Draft resolution for consideration by the General Assembly
A/AC.291/27/Rev.1	Interpretative notes on specific articles of the draft United Nations convention against cybercrime; Strengthening international cooperation for combating certain crimes committed by means of information and communications technology systems and for the sharing of evidence in electronic form of serious crimes
A/78/986- A/AC.291/28	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 reconvened concluding session
A/79/196	Note by the Secretariat: 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 reconvened concluding session
A/AC.291/INF/10/Rev.2	List of participants

Chair's documents

Methodology for conducting the work by the Ad Hoc Committee at its reconvened concluding session proposed by the Committee Chair (2 July 2024) - PDF

Explanatory notes on the Updated draft text of the convention (15 July 2024) - PDF

Explanatory notes on the Draft convention (3 September 2024) - PDF

Submissions related to the reconvened concluding session of the Ad Hoc Committee

Submissions by Member States and non-member observer States

Angola (E)

Mexico (E)

Islamic Republic of Iran (E)(E)(E)(E)

Paraguay (E)

Russian Federation (R)(E) (R)(E) (R)(E) (R)(E) (R)(E) (R)

Explanations of vote and explanations of position

Canada (E) (F)

Costa Rica (S)

Cuba (S)

Ecuador (S)

Egypt (E)

Islamic Republic of Iran (E)(E)

Iraq (A)

Malaysia (E)

Mexico (S)

Oman (E)

Pakistan (E)

Paraguay (S)(S)

Russia (R)

Singapore (E)

United Kingdom (E)

United States of America (E)

Vietnam (E)

Written submissions and statements 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

International Chamber of Commerce (ICC) (E)(E)

Special Rapporteur on the promotion and protection of human rights and fundamental freedoms while countering terrorism (E)

United Nations Office of the 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

Human Rights Watch (E)

Privacy International (E)(E)

Access Now (E)

C-Fam, Inc. (E)(E)

Privanova (E)

Joint Statement by Human Rights Watch and Electronic Frontier Foundation (E)

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

Cyber Peace Institute (E)

Cybersecurity Tech Accord (E) (E)

DB connect (E)

Humanity for the World (F)

Knowmad Institute (E) (S)

Microsoft (E)

Joint Statement by Human Rights Watch and Electronic Frontier Foundation (E)

Red en Defensa de los Defensas Digitales (E)

Joint submissions by multiple organizations under operative paragraphs 8 and 9 of General Assembly resolution 75/282 (E) (E)

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 reconvened concluding session on this page.

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Consistency group

The language consistency group, which was established during the fifth session of the Ad Hoc Committee (A/AC.291/20), continues its work during the reconvened concluding session. The Consistency Group is coordinated by Claudio Peguero Castillo (Dominican Republic), Vice-Chair of the Ad Hoc Committee. The consistency group is composed of experts nominated by the following Member States: Argentina, Belarus, Burkina Faso, China, Côte d’Ivoire, Ecuador, France, Ghana, Jordan, Kazakhstan, Mexico, Russian Federation, Singapore, Sudan, United Kingdom, United States and Yemen.

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