VOV.VN - The nationwide “Not Alone 2026 – Connect Without Harm” campaign will run from October 10 to December 10, focusing on preventing online abuse of children and adolescents while equipping them with skills to proactively respond to online safety risks.

Vietnam and Laos are seeking to strengthen coordination between central agencies and border provinces to improve the handling of requests for mutual legal assistance in criminal matters.

VOV.VN - UNODC Executive Director Monica Juma has praised Vietnam’s contributions to global efforts against cybercrime, particularly its role in hosting the opening ceremony for the signing of the United Nations Convention against Cybercrime in Hanoi.

Vietnam has joined the newly launched UN Group of Friends for Combating Technology-facilitated Trafficking in Persons, reaffirming its commitment to strengthening international cooperation in tackling human trafficking increasingly enabled by digital technologies.

Regional Representative of the United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime (UNODC) for Southeast Asia and the Pacific, Delphine Schantz, recommended that countries should treat the UN Convention against Cybercrime (Hanoi Convention) as a ‘starting point,’ instead of an ‘end goal.’

VOV.VN - Ambassador Vu Le Thai Hoang reaffirmed Vietnam’s commitment to closer cooperation with the United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime (UNODC) during a meeting in Vienna on May 13 with Monica Kathina Juma following her assumption of office as Director-General of the United Nations Office at Vienna (UNOV) and Executive Director of the UNODC.

The Permanent Mission of Vietnam to the United Nations (UN), in coordination with the Missions of Austria, Australia, Ecuador, the Dominican Republic, Laos, and South Africa and the UN Office on Drugs and Crime (UNODC), hosted a diplomatic reception on November 17 to celebrate the success of Hanoi Convention.

VOV.VN - Ambassador Vu Le Thai Hoang, Permanent Representative of Vietnam to the United Nations and other international organisations in Vienna (Austria) recently held a farewell meeting with Ghada Waly as she concluded her tenure as Executive Director of the United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime (UNODC) and Director-General of the UN Office in Vienna.

A policy discussion focusing on promoting international cooperation in combating cybercrime, with national approaches to implementing the United Nations Convention against Cybercrime (the Hanoi Convention), took place in Hanoi on October 26 on the sidelines of the convention's signing ceremony.

Vietnam has proposed that the United Nations and its Office on Drugs and Crime (UNODC) set up regional training centres on cybercrime investigation and electronic evidence to enhance countries’ capacity in combating the growing threat of online offences.