Advancing Responsible State Behaviour in Cyberspace in the Context of International Security

Who adopted this document and its mandates?

A Resolution of the General Assembly, under agenda item 98 Developments in the field of information and telecommunications in the context of international security, published in 2020.

What other versions does this mandate have?

3 versions · 2019–2020

Year	Symbol	Title	Word length	Text similarity
2020	A/RES/75/32	Advancing responsible State behaviour in cyberspace in the context of international security	1,107	86%Compare
2019	A/RES/74/28	Advancing responsible State behaviour in cyberspace in the context of international security	961	78%Compare
2019	A/RES/73/266	Advancing responsible State behaviour in cyberspace in the context of international security	1,167	–

Which reports were submitted under this mandate?

4 reports · 2019–2022

Year	Symbol	Title	Mandate resolution
2022	A/77/92	Developments in the field of information and telecommunications in the context of international security, and advancing responsible State behaviour in the use of information and communications technologies report of the Secretary-General	A/RES/74/28
2021	A/76/187	Advancing responsible State behaviour in cyberspace in the context of international security report of the Secretary-General	A/RES/75/32
2020	A/75/123	Developments in the field of information and telecommunications in the context of international security report of the Secretary-General	A/RES/74/28
2019	A/74/120	Developments in the field of information and telecommunications in the context of international security report of the Secretary-General	A/RES/73/266

What subjects does this mandate have?

8 subjects

Consultations Cybersecurity Cyberspace Data Protection Groups of Experts Information Technology International Security Telecommunications

What’s in this document?

11 operative paragraphs

Calls upon Member States:

To be guided in their use of information and communications technologies by the 2010, 2013 and 2015 reports of the Group of Governmental Experts on Developments in the Field of Information and Telecommunications in the Context of International Security;

To support the implementation of cooperative measures, as identified in the reports of the Group of Governmental Experts, to address the threats emerging in this field and ensure an open, interoperable, reliable and secure information and communications technology environment consistent with the need to preserve the free flow of information;

Invites all Member States, taking into account the assessments and recommendations contained in the reports of the Group of Governmental Experts, to continue to inform the Secretary-General of their views and assessments on the following questions:

Efforts taken at the national level to strengthen information security and promote international cooperation in this field;

The content of the concepts mentioned in the reports of the Group of Governmental Experts;

Welcomes the productive and ongoing work of the Group of Governmental Experts established by the Secretary-General pursuant to resolution 73/266, on the basis of equitable geographical distribution, whose mandate is set out in paragraph 3 of that resolution;

Also welcomes the productive and ongoing work of the Open-ended Working Group on Developments in the Field of Information and Telecommunications in the Context of International Security;

Notes the interruptions to the meeting schedules of the Group of Governmental Experts and the Open-ended Working Group on account of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) pandemic;

Decides that the General Assembly will consider the outcomes of the Group of Governmental Experts and the Open-ended Working Group at the conclusion of those processes, as established in resolutions 73/266 and 73/27, respectively, and that the Assembly will decide thereafter on any future work, as needed;

Also decides to include in the provisional agenda of its seventy-sixth session the item entitled “Developments in the field of information and telecommunications in the context of international security”.

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