Countering the Use of Information and Communications Technologies for Criminal Purposes

A/RES/74/247View PDF

Who adopted this document and its mandates?

A document of the General Assembly, under agenda item 107 Countering the use of information and communications technologies for criminal purposes, published in 2020.

What other versions does this mandate have?

3 versions · 2019–2021

This is an older version — the most recent is A/RES/75/282

Year	Symbol	Title	Word length	Text similarity
2021	A/RES/75/282	Countering the use of information and communications technologies for criminal purposes	767	20%Compare
2020	A/RES/74/247	Countering the use of information and communications technologies for criminal purposes	1,174	60%Compare
2019	A/RES/73/187	Countering the use of information and communications technologies for criminal purposes	775	–

Who cites this mandate in the budget?

1 entity

Entity	(Sub-)Programme	Title	Total mandates cited	Expenditure
	Subprogramme 1	Countering transnational organized crime	61

Historical expenditure covers the complete programme or subprogramme, not this mandate. For an overview of all UN entities and programmes, see UN entities and programmes.

Who cites this mandate in the budget?

1 entity

Entity	(Sub-)Programme	Title	Total mandates cited	Expenditure
	Subprogramme 1	Countering transnational organized crime	61	—

Historical expenditure covers the complete programme or subprogramme, not this mandate. For an overview of all UN entities and programmes, see UN entities and programmes.

Which reports were submitted under this mandate?

1 report · 2019

Year	Symbol	Title		Mandate resolution
2019	A/74/130	Countering the use of information and communications technologies for criminal purposes report of the Secretary-General		A/RES/73/187

What subjects does this mandate have?

6 subjects

Communication Technology Crime Prevention Cybercrime Groups of Experts Information Technology Treaties

What’s in this document?

6 operative paragraphs

Takes note of the report of the Secretary-General,⁵ which was prepared pursuant to resolution 73/187;

⁵A/74/130.

Decides to establish an open-ended ad hoc intergovernmental committee of experts, representative of all regions, to elaborate a comprehensive international convention on countering the use of information and communications technologies for criminal purposes, taking into full consideration existing international instruments and efforts at the national, regional and international levels on combating the use of information and communications technologies for criminal purposes, in particular the work and outcomes of the open-ended intergovernmental Expert Group to Conduct a Comprehensive Study on Cybercrime;

Also decides that the ad hoc committee shall convene a three-day organizational session in August 2020, in New York, in order to agree on an outline and modalities for its further activities, to be submitted to the General Assembly at its seventy-fifth session for its consideration and approval;

Requests the Secretary General to allocate the necessary resources in order to organize and support the work of the ad hoc committee within the United Nations programme budget;

Invites donor countries to provide assistance to the United Nations in ensuring the active engagement of developing countries in the work of the ad hoc committee, including by covering travel costs and accommodation expenses;

Decides to examine the question at its seventy-fifth session under the item entitled “Countering the use of information and communications technologies for criminal purposes”.

52nd (resumed) plenary meeting 27 December 2019

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