International Anti-Cybercrime Day2026 · Date · History · Messages
A/RES/79/243
About International Anti-Cybercrime Day
International Anti-Cybercrime Day is observed on 24 December. The United Nations General Assembly designated the Day when it adopted the United Nations Convention against Cybercrime in 2024, with the stated purpose of raising awareness of cybercrime and of the Convention’s role in combating and preventing it.
The observance concerns international cooperation, prevention, investigation, capacity-building and awareness around crimes involving information and communications technologies. It should not be read as a substitute for national law or as legal advice about specific conduct.
Why International Anti-Cybercrime Day matters
Cybercrime can cross borders quickly, while legal systems, investigative capacity and access to technical expertise differ widely. International cooperation therefore raises both practical questions and safeguards involving evidence, jurisdiction, privacy, human rights and due process.
A useful observance can focus on cyber hygiene, victim support, institutional capacity and informed discussion of international cooperation without exaggerating what any one treaty or awareness day can accomplish.
History of International Anti-Cybercrime Day
The Ad Hoc Committee negotiating the United Nations Convention against Cybercrime transmitted a draft resolution recommending that the date on which the General Assembly adopted the Convention become International Anti-Cybercrime Day.
On 24 December 2024, the General Assembly adopted A/RES/79/243 together with the Convention and designated 24 December as International Anti-Cybercrime Day.
The reviewed institutional sources do not yet establish a separate first-observance event or a permanent coordinator for the Day, so those fields remain unresolved.
How the observance developed
This timeline uses documented milestones from reviewed sources. Missing stages are left out rather than guessed.
Ad Hoc Committee to Elaborate a Comprehensive International Convention on Countering the Use of Information and Communications Technologies for Criminal Purposes
The Committee’s report A/78/986–A/AC.291/28 transmitted the draft resolution containing the recommendation to designate the Convention’s General Assembly adoption date as International Anti-Cybercrime Day.
United Nations General Assembly
A/RES/79/243
What the evidence establishes
Confirmed institutional roles and milestones are shown first. Details that could not be established from the reviewed sources are listed separately below.
4 fields not established in reviewed sources
How to Observe International Anti-Cybercrime Day
Review basic account security such as unique passwords, multi-factor authentication, device updates and recovery methods using guidance from a trusted cybersecurity authority.
Learn common fraud and social-engineering patterns and share prevention information without circulating live malicious links or sensitive victim details.
For organizations, review incident-reporting, backup, access-control and response procedures with appropriate legal and security professionals.
Discuss cross-border cybercrime cooperation alongside privacy, human-rights and due-process safeguards rather than treating enforcement as a purely technical issue.
International Anti-Cybercrime Day Facts
The documented calendar date for International Anti-Cybercrime Day is 24 December.
The General Assembly designated it through A/RES/79/243 on 24 December 2024.
The same resolution adopted the United Nations Convention against Cybercrime.
The negotiating committee’s draft explicitly specified that the Convention’s General Assembly adoption date should become the Day, establishing the exact-date rationale.
No permanent Day facilitator or separate first observance is established in the reviewed sources.
International Anti-Cybercrime Day Messages
On International Anti-Cybercrime Day, may informed participation, respectful dialogue and public responsibility strengthen the communities we share.
International Anti-Cybercrime Day is a reminder that civic life is strongest when people listen, learn and take part with care.
May International Anti-Cybercrime Day encourage thoughtful participation, respect for others and attention to the institutions that shape everyday life.
Marking International Anti-Cybercrime Day can begin with one useful step: learn the issue, hear different perspectives and take part constructively.
Wishing everyone observing International Anti-Cybercrime Day a day of informed reflection, respectful conversation and meaningful participation.
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Evidence & sources
Sources used across the guide are gathered here. Labels show how each source supports the page, and contextual references are kept separate from primary evidence.
United Nations Digital Library — A/RES/79/243 (opens in a new tab)
UNODC / Ad Hoc Committee — A/78/986–A/AC.291/28 (opens in a new tab)
United Nations — List of International Days and Weeks (opens in a new tab)
United Nations — Observances: who chooses them and how (opens in a new tab)
Understand it, compare it, then explore further
Start with the most common factual questions, then compare closely related observances and explore useful connections.
Frequently asked questions
When is International Anti-Cybercrime Day?
24 December The documented recurrence rule is: 24 December.
Does International Anti-Cybercrime Day fall on the same date every year?
Yes. It uses a fixed annual date unless stronger evidence changes the pattern.
Is International Anti-Cybercrime Day an official public holiday?
The reviewed sources verify it within this scope: United Nations / international observance. That recognition does not by itself make it a statutory public holiday; the site only makes public-holiday claims when reliable evidence explicitly does so.
Who established or recognizes International Anti-Cybercrime Day?
The reviewed sources identify United Nations General Assembly as the proclaiming or establishing body. The proposer or originator is recorded separately as Ad Hoc Committee to Elaborate a Comprehensive International Convention on Countering the Use of Information and Communications Technologies for Criminal Purposes.
Is International Anti-Cybercrime Day international or country-specific?
The documented scope is international or global: United Nations / international observance. That does not mean every country treats the date as a public holiday or observes it in the same way.
How is this page verified?
The factual information is checked against reviewed sources, including the date pattern, scope and institutional history. This page was checked on 2026-09-05.
When is International Anti-Cybercrime Day?
It is observed every year on 24 December.
Why is it on 24 December?
The negotiating committee’s draft specified that the date of General Assembly adoption of the UN Convention against Cybercrime should be designated International Anti-Cybercrime Day; the Assembly adopted the Convention on 24 December 2024.
What established the Day?
The United Nations General Assembly designated it in A/RES/79/243 on 24 December 2024.
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