Cybercrime: The World Adopts the Abu Dhabi Declaration

The Abu Dhabi Declaration, approved at the 15th UN Congress on Crime Prevention and Criminal Justice, calls for increased international cooperation to address the rapidly evolving digital crime landscape, including cybercrime, fraud, and online violence. Countries commit to digitizing judicial systems and deploying artificial intelligence with safeguards such as human oversight, transparency, and data protection. The declaration emphasizes concrete actions with deadlines by 2031 to prevent these crimes. UN Deputy Secretary-General Amina Mohammed highlights that justice must be accessible to all and uphold fundamental rights.