On February 19, at the United Nations headquarters in New York (USA), the Permanent Mission of Vietnam to the United Nations coordinated with the Australian Embassy and the United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime (UNODC) to co-organize the Seminar "Towards Hanoi: The signing ceremony of the United Nations Convention on Cybercrime".
Speaking at the opening of the seminar, Ambassador Dang Hoang Giang, Head of the Permanent Mission of Vietnam to the United Nations, emphasized that in the context of increasingly complex global cybersecurity, the rapid increase of cyber threats, directly affecting the security and development of all countries, the United Nations' adoption of the Convention on Cybercrime (Hanoi Convention) is of special importance, creating a global legal framework for international cooperation in preventing and combating cybercrimes.
The Head of the Vietnamese Delegation thanked all countries for supporting the choice of Hanoi as the opening location for signing the Convention at the United Nations General Assembly session in December 2024, and affirmed that Vietnam will continue to closely coordinate with UNODC, the United Nations Legal Office (OLA) and member countries in promoting the Hanoi Convention to soon take effect and be effectively implemented in the coming time.
At the seminar, representatives of the Vietnamese Inter-sectoral Working Group, including representatives of the Ministries of Public Security, National Defense and Foreign Affairs, updated the preparation for the signing ceremony of the Convention in Hanoi in 2025; emphasized that in addition to the signing ceremony and official discussion sessions, there will be a series of diverse activities for governments, businesses and related organizations to connect, enhance dialogue and cooperation to jointly respond to cybersecurity challenges.
Through these activities, Vietnam hopes to continue to promote its role as a responsible member, a trusted partner of the international community, actively promoting multilateralism, participating in leading the process of building and shaping global digital governance frameworks, ensuring cyber security and national sovereignty in cyberspace.
Representatives of many countries and some regional groups highly appreciated Vietnam's active preparation for the United Nations Convention on Cybercrime signing ceremony, affirming that they will strive to promote the completion of internal procedures to soon sign and ratify the Convention, and pledged to support and closely coordinate with Vietnam to successfully organize the signing ceremony in Hanoi in 2025.
The Hanoi Convention was officially adopted by the United Nations General Assembly on December 24, 2024. The Convention consists of 9 chapters and 71 articles, including many important contents such as identifying acts considered cybercrime, from illegal access, systematic interventions to online child abuse, money laundering obtained from criminal activities; identifying authority and investigation measures, allowing countries to collect evidence and effectively prosecute cases related to cybercrime; procedures and law enforcement measures; international cooperation in investigating and prosecuting cybercrime victims; preventive measures, emphasizing capacity building and raising awareness of cyber security; technical support and information exchange.
According to international practice, this document will be abbreviated as the Hanoi Convention, demonstrating the recognition of the international community for Vietnam's participation, positive contributions and responsibility in building the Convention in particular, as well as responding to global challenges in general.
