Kuwait's UN Representative: Committed to Enhancing International Cooperation to Combat Cybercrime

Kuwait’s Permanent Representative to the United Nations, Ambassador Tariq Al-Banna, affirmed Kuwait’s commitment to strengthening international cooperation in combating cybercrime and addressing the growing challenges arising from the misuse of information and communications technologies for criminal purposes. This statement was made by Ambassador Al-Banna to KUNA on the occasion of his signing the United Nations Convention against Cybercrime at the UN headquarters, on the sidelines of the 81st session of the UN General Assembly. Ambassador Al-Banna noted that the Convention provides an international framework to enhance cooperation among States in preventing cybercrime, investigating it, and prosecuting its perpetrators, as well as facilitating cooperation in criminal matters and the exchange of electronic evidence related to serious crimes. He emphasized that Kuwait’s signing of the Convention reflects its keenness to support international efforts to confront cybercrime, thereby contributing to the enhancement of security and stability and the consolidation of the rule of law. The Convention was signed within the framework of the 2026 Treaties Event organized by the United Nations at its headquarters in New York, coinciding with the current session of the UN General Assembly.