AI and data laws

311 moving · 704 enacted

United NationsUnited NationsTreatyA/RES/79/243

UN Convention against Cybercrime

A global treaty requiring parties to criminalize certain offences committed through information and communications technology systems and to cooperate on sharing electronic evidence of serious crimes, which enters into force 90 days after the 40th ratification.

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Signatures reach 95 and parties 3 (per UN Treaty Collection, 26 September 2026); not yet in force, 40 ratifications neededSep 25 6 weeks ago

Body
UN General Assembly
Session
UNGA 79th session

Timeline

  1. Dec 31 in 7 weeks

    Signature period at UN Headquarters scheduled to close

  2. Sep 25 6 weeks ago

    Signatures reach 95 and parties 3 (per UN Treaty Collection, 26 September 2026); not yet in force, 40 ratifications needed

  3. Apr 17 6 months ago

    Viet Nam ratifies, bringing parties to 3

  4. Apr 15 7 months ago

    Azerbaijan ratifies

  5. Feb 4 9 months ago

    Qatar deposits the first instrument of ratification

  6. Oct 26, 2025 1 year ago

    Mali, Rwanda and Saudi Arabia sign on the second day of the Hanoi ceremony (72 signatures in Hanoi)

  7. Oct 25, 2025 1 year ago

    Opened for signature in Hanoi, Viet Nam; 69 participants, including the European Union, sign on the first day

  8. Dec 24, 2024 1 year ago

    Adopted by the General Assembly without a vote at the resumed 55th plenary meeting (resolution 79/243)

United Nations
United NationsA/RES/79/1 (annex I)

Global Digital Compact (Pact for the Future)

The Global Digital Compact, annexed to the Pact for the Future, sets shared objectives on closing digital divides, an inclusive and safe digital space, data governance and international AI governance, including the decision to create a scientific panel and global dialogue on AI.

Adopted
United Nations
United NationsA/RES/80/173

WSIS+20 review outcome document

Outcome of the General Assembly's 20-year review of the World Summit on the Information Society, which makes the Internet Governance Forum a permanent UN forum and schedules the next overall review for 2035.

Adopted
United Nations
United NationsUNESCO Recommendation on the Ethics of Neurotechnology

Recommendation on the Ethics of Neurotechnology

A UNESCO standard-setting recommendation, mandated by the 42nd General Conference in November 2023, that gives Member States shared values, principles and concrete policy actions for the ethical development and use of neurotechnology.

Adopted
United Nations
United NationsA/HRC/RES/58/6

Neurotechnology and human rights

Asks the Human Rights Council Advisory Committee to draft recommended guidelines on applying the existing human rights framework to the design, development and use of neurotechnologies, for presentation at the Council's 64th session.

Adopted
United Nations
United NationsA/RES/79/175

The right to privacy in the digital age (2024)

Calls on States to respect and protect the right to privacy in the digital age, including in the context of surveillance, data collection and the design, use and governance of artificial intelligence.

Adopted

Change log

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