UN Signs Landmark Cybercrime Treaty - Asian News from UK

Contributing sentiments towards policy:

58% : " The convention, hosted by Vietnam in cooperation with the UN Office on Drugs and Crime (UNODC), brought together senior officials, diplomats and cybersecurity experts from every region.
57% : Adopted by the UN General Assembly in December 2024 after five years of negotiation, the treaty establishes binding legal mechanisms to help countries share evidence, extradite suspects, and collaborate on cyber investigations.
57% : " Despite such concerns, UN officials remain optimistic that the pact represents a major advance in collective digital security.
55% : " The European Union, the United States and Canada were among the signatories, joining nations from Asia, Africa and Latin America in endorsing the pact.
47% : "The UN Cybercrime Convention is a powerful, legally binding instrument to strengthen our collective defences against cybercrime," Guterres said at the signing ceremony in Hanoi on Saturday.
46% : " According to UN estimates, cybercrime costs the global economy trillions of dollars annually -- with attacks growing in frequency and sophistication.
44% : reports Asian Lite News Sixty-five nations have signed a landmark United Nations convention in Vietnam's capital aimed at combating the growing global threat of cybercrime -- a move hailed by UN Secretary-General António Guterres as a "historic step toward a safer digital world."
43% : The signing of the UN Convention against Cybercrime marks the first global framework designed to coordinate international investigations and prosecutions of crimes committed online, ranging from ransomware and phishing to online trafficking and hate speech.

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