The first substantive session 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 will be held on 20-24 July.
This session marks the start of the substantive work of the Global Mechanism, a new single-track, permanent forum on ICT security under UN auspices.
Within this framework, states will advance discussions across the five established pillars of responsible state behaviour in the use of ICTs, covering existing and potential threats, rules, norms and principles, the application of international law, confidence-building measures, and capacity-building efforts.
The Global Mechanism will convene in different formats.
It will hold substantive plenary sessions once a year during each biennial cycle, the first being scheduled for July 2026.
It will hold two dedicated thematic groups—one addressing general substantive issues and one focused on capacity building—intended to enable more in-depth discussions, building on the outcomes of the plenary. In 2026, the dedicated thematic groups are scheduled to take place from 7 to 11 December.
In addition, the mechanism will convene a review conference every five years to assess progress and guide its future direction.
Global Mechanism on ICT Security
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Opening of the session
Opening statements
– Under-Secretary-General and High Representative for Disarmament
Affairs, Ms. Izumi Nakamitsu (pre-recorded)
– H.E. Ambassador Egriselda López, Chair of the Global Mechanism
on developments in the field of information and communications
technologies in the context of international security and advancing
responsible State behaviour in the use of information and
communications technologies
Organization of work
Organization of work (continued)
Discussions on the five pillars of the framework for responsible
State behaviour in the use of information and communications
technologies in accordance with annex C of A/79/214 and annex I
of A/80/257
Existing and potential threats
Discussions on the five pillars of the framework for responsible
State behaviour in the use of information and communications
technologies in accordance with annex C of A/79/214 and annex I
of A/80/257 (continued)
Norms, rules and principles
Discussions on the five pillars of the framework for responsible
State behaviour in the use of information and communications
technologies in accordance with annex C of A/79/214 and annex I
of A/80/257 (continued)
International law
Dedicated stakeholder segment
Discussions on the five pillars of the framework for responsible
State behaviour in the use of information and communications
technologies in accordance with annex C of A/79/214 and annex I
of A/80/257 (continued)
Confidence-building measures
Discussions on the five pillars of the framework for responsible
State behaviour in the use of information and communications
technologies in accordance with annex C of A/79/214 and annex I
of A/80/257 (continued)
Capacity-building
Other matters
Closure of the session
Concluding remarks by the Chair
