Disarmament in Review
In GA resolution 73/266, the Secretary-General was requested to establish a Group of Governmental Experts on Advancing responsible State behaviour in cyberspace in the context of international security.
The GGE will also hold its first meeting in 2019 and is to submit its final report to the General Assembly in 2021. The group will be comprised of 25 members and its Chair will hold two informal consultations with all UN Member States in between its sessions. The mandate also includes consultations on the subject to be held with regional organizations, such as the African Union, the European Union, the Organization of American States, the Organization for Security and Cooperation in Europe and the Regional Forum of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations.
The Group of Governmental Expert comprises experts from 25 States working in their personal capacity. The Group has elected Ambassador Guilherme de Aguiar Patriota of Brazil to Chair the Group.
Report of the Group of Governmental Experts on Advancing responsible State behaviour in cyberspace in the context of international security (A/76/135)
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Official compendium of voluntary national contributions on the subject of how international law applies to the use of information and communications technologies by States submitted by participating governmental experts in the Group of Governmental Experts on Advancing Responsible State Behaviour in Cyberspace in the Context of International Security established pursuant to General Assembly resolution 73/266 (A/76/136)
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The members of the GGE come from the following countries:
- Australia
- Brazil
- China
- Estonia
- France
- Germany
- India
- Indonesia
- Japan
- Jordan
- Kazakhstan
- Kenya
- Mauritius
- Mexico
- Morocco
- Netherlands
- Norway
- Romania
- Russian Federation
- Singapore
- South Africa
- Switzerland
- United Kingdom
- United States
- Uruguay
Informal open-ended consultative meeting of the Group of Governmental Experts (5-6 December 2019)
- GGE Chair’s letter to Member States on the informal consultative meeting (5-6 December 2019)
- Draft Programme of Work for the informal consultative meeting (5-6 December 2019)
- Briefings by UNIDIR during the informal consultative meeting (5 December, Vignard; Kavanagh)
- GGE Chair’s summary of the informal consultative meeting (5-6 December 2019)
- ICRC Statement during the informal consultative meeting [hyperlink attachment ICRC Statement]
- Statements by Colombia during the informal consultative meeting
- Statement by the Republic of Korea on Capacity-building during the informal consultative meeting
- Opening statement by Estonia during the Panel discussion on the regional consultations of the GGE
- Statement by Antigua and Barbuda on behalf of the Caribbean Community (CARICOM) during the informal consultative meeting
- Statement by Canada during the informal consultative meeting
First substantive session of the Group of Governmental Experts (9-13 December 2019)
- Collated summaries of the regional consultations of the GGE
