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Open-Ended Working Group on Security of and in the Use of Information and Communications Technologies 2021-2025 Established Pursuant to General Assembly Resolution 75/240

A/RES/80/16View PDF

Who created this mandate?

A document of the General Assembly, under agenda item 94Developments in the field of information and telecommunications in the context of international security, published in 2025.

What other versions does this mandate have?

2 versions · 2024–2025
  • 2025A/RES/80/16Open-ended Working Group on Security of and in the Use of Information and Communications Technologies 2021-2025 established pursuant to General Assembly resolution 75/240LatestCompare with previous version
  • 2024A/RES/79/237Open-ended Working Group on Security of and in the Use of Information and Communications Technologies 2021-2025 established pursuant to General Assembly resolution 75/240

iVersions are identified automatically by matching titles within the same organ (~97% accuracy on a manual audit).

Who cites this mandate in the budget?

1 entity

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What subjects does this mandate have?

4 topics
Data ProtectionDirectoriesInformation TechnologyInternational Cooperation

What does this mandate say?

4 operative paragraphs
1
Decides to endorse the final report of the open-ended working group as contained in document A/80/257;
2
Requests the Secretary-General to provide the necessary support to operationalize all aspects of the Global Mechanism on developments in the field of ICTs in the context of international security and advancing responsible State behaviour in the use of ICTs, starting in 2026, in accordance with the elements agreed in annex C to document A/79/214, as endorsed by the General Assembly in its resolution 79/237, and the additional elements agreed in annex I to document A/80/257, in order to ensure a smooth and seamless transition from the open-ended working group to the Global Mechanism;
3
Also requests the Secretary-General to provide the necessary support to establish the dedicated Global ICT Security Cooperation and Capacity-Building Portal in accordance with document A/80/257;
4
Also decides to include in the provisional agenda of its eighty-first session the item entitled “Developments in the field of information and telecommunications in the context of international security”.

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