UAE Opens 15th UN Congress on Crime Prevention and Criminal Justice and Launches Pledge4Justice with First Pledge of Up to USD 5 Million
The declaration calls for digital safeguards, justice system modernization and action on cybercrime as 119 countries join the congress.
- The 15th United Nations Congress on Crime Prevention and Criminal Justice opened in Abu Dhabi, drawing over 5,100 participants from 119 countries. Delegates adopted the Abu Dhabi Declaration to address cybercrime and criminal exploitation of digital technology.
- UNODC Executive Director Monica Juma framed the gathering as a test of international cooperation five years after the previous Congress in Kyoto, Japan. She warned that technology and artificial intelligence are accelerating crime and enabling networks to exploit institutional weaknesses.
- The Abu Dhabi Declaration highlights emerging trends including "crime as a service" and "violence as a service," stressing that safeguards like human oversight and data protection must accompany digitalization of justice systems.
- In a video message, UN Deputy Secretary-General Amina Mohammed asserted, "Justice cannot be a privilege." She emphasized that justice systems must protect every person's rights during this time of profound change.
- Urging delegates to ensure technology serves as "a force for good," Juma noted that participating governments are announcing concrete actions on crime prevention through the voluntary Pledge4Justice initiative through 2031.
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The United Nations Congress on Crime Prevention and Criminal Justice is a response to a changing criminal landscape, in which technology is not only accelerating crime, but changing its character.
As the fifteenth United Nations Congress on Crime Prevention and Criminal Justice, held in Abu Dhabi from 26 September to 1 October, is taking place, the United Arab Emirates gathers the world with the anticipated participation of some 3,000 to 5,000 ministers, senior officials, experts, specialists, representatives of Governments, international organizations and civil society, as well as representatives of academia, research and youth. The conf…
On Saturday, the Minister of the Interior, Anse, led by an official delegation, including the Attorney-General of the Republic, Judge Counsellor Hassan Al-Soil, participated in the work of the Fifteenth United Nations Congress on Crime Prevention and Criminal Justice, hosted by the capital of the United Arab Emirates, Abu Dhabi.
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