Programme of Action to Advance Responsible State Behaviour in the Use of Information and Communications Technologies in the Context of International Security

Who adopted this document and its mandates?

A Resolution of the General Assembly, under agenda item 94 Developments in the field of information and telecommunications in the context of international security, published in 2022.

What other versions does this mandate have?

2 versions · 2022–2023

This is an older version — the most recent is A/RES/78/16

Year	Symbol	Title	Word length	Text similarity
2023	A/RES/78/16	Programme of action to advance responsible State behaviour in the use of information and communications technologies in the context of international security	1,798	53%Compare
2022	A/RES/77/37	Programme of action to advance responsible State behaviour in the use of information and communications technologies in the context of international security	1,620	–

Which reports were submitted under this mandate?

1 report · 2023

Year	Symbol	Title		Mandate resolution
2023	A/78/76	Programme of action to advance responsible State behaviour in the use of information and communications technologies in the context of international security report of the Secretary-General		A/RES/77/37

What subjects does this mandate have?

6 subjects

Data Protection Information Systems Information Technology International Security Programmes of Action Telecommunications

What’s in this document?

5 operative paragraphs

Welcomes the proposal to establish a United Nations programme of action to advance responsible State behaviour in the use of information and communications technologies in the context of international security, as a permanent, inclusive, action-oriented mechanism to discuss existing and potential threats; to support States’ capacities and efforts to implement and advance commitments to be guided by the framework for responsible State behaviour, which includes voluntary, non-binding norms for the application of international law to the use of information and communications technologies by States, confidence-building and capacity building measures, as affirmed in General Assembly resolution 76/19, the 2010, 2013, 2015 and 2021 reports of the groups of governmental experts, the 2021 report of the Open-ended Working Group on Developments in the Field of Information and Telecommunications in the Context of International Security and the first annual progress report of the open-ended working group on security of and in the use of information and communications technologies 2021–2025; to discuss, and further develop if appropriate, this framework; to promote engagement and cooperation with relevant stakeholders; and to periodically review the progress made in the implementation of the programme of action as well as the programme’s future work;

Underlines that the programme of action is to take into account the consensus outcomes adopted by the open-ended working group 2021–2025;

Requests the Secretary-General, within existing resources and through voluntary contributions, to seek the views of Member States on the scope, structure and content for the programme of action, and the preparatory work and modalities for its establishment, including at an international conference, taking into account General Assembly resolution 76/19, the 2010, 2013, 2015 and 2021 consensus reports of the groups of governmental experts, the 2021 report of the Open-ended Working Group, the first annual progress report of the open-ended working group 2021–2025, the views and contributions submitted by Member States in the framework of the open-ended working group 2021–2025 and the regional consultations held in accordance with paragraph 4 of the present resolution, and to submit a report based on those views to the General Assembly at its seventy-eighth session and for further discussion between Member States in the meetings of the open-ended working group 2021–2025;

Requests the Office for Disarmament Affairs of the Secretariat, within existing resources and through voluntary contributions, to collaborate with relevant regional organizations whose members are also States Members of the United Nations to convene a series of consultations to share views on the programme of action;

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

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