<div dir="ltr"><div dir="auto">Thanks. Could be an opportunity to come to common ground. The UNGA text reads favorably as I see it.</div><div dir="auto"><br></div><div>v</div><div><br></div></div><br><div class="gmail_quote"><div dir="ltr">On Fri, Nov 30, 2018, 08:25 Veni Markovski <<a href="mailto:veni@veni.com" target="_blank">veni@veni.com</a> wrote:<br></div><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0 0 0 .8ex;border-left:1px #ccc solid;padding-left:1ex">
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Hi, everyone. <br>
A short note on the latest developments at the United Nations
General Assembly, which we (ISOC, ISOC chapters) should follow
closely in 2019. Attached here are the texts of the UNGA
resolutions, as well as the initial draft (for information purposes
only) of one of the cyber resolutions, and below is some
explanation, which may be useful for the group:<br>
<br>
The points we have to pay special attention to (N1834213 file): <br>
“1.8. States should respond to appropriate requests for assistance
by another State whose critical infrastructure is subject to
malicious ICT acts. States should also respond to appropriate
requests to mitigate malicious ICT activity aimed at the critical
infrastructure of another State emanating from their territory,
taking into account due regard for sovereignty.”<br>
and<br>
“5. Decides to convene, beginning in 2019, with a view to making the
United Nations negotiation process on security in the use of
information and communications technologies more democratic,
inclusive and transparent, an open-ended working group (OEWG) acting
on a consensus basis, to continue, as a priority, to further develop
the rules, norms and principles of responsible behaviour of States
listed in paragraph 1 above, and the ways for their implementation;“<br>
<br>
The OEWG will issue a study of existing and potential threats, and
will submit a report to the UN General Assembly (UNGA) in two years
(in 2020). To produce the study, the OEWG might hold meetings with
“interested parties, namely business, non-governmental organizations
and academia, to share views on the issues within the group’s
mandate”. <br>
<br>
The second cyber resolution (N1832770) establishes a GGE
(Governmental Group of Experts) in 2019, with the intention to issue
a report in 2021. It also requires the chair of the GGE to organize
2 two-day informal consultative meetings with all member states. <br>
<br>
The cybercrime resolution (N1835825) requests the UN SG to “seek the
views of Member States on the challenges they face in countering”
cybercrime, and “to present a report, based on those views” to the
UNGA next year.<br>
<br>
<br>
One observation to keep in mind is that this year we see clearly
that the UN continues to increase its engagement in the field of
cybersecurity, and is now in a unique situation: to have two
parallel tracks of discussions (which also coincides with the<a href="https://digitalcooperation.org" rel="noreferrer" target="_blank"> High
Level Panel on Digital Cooperation</a> deliberations taking place
as we speak). <br>
Let’s not forget that there are also the ECOSOC High Level Political
Forum, and the Multistakeholder Forum on Science, Technology and
Innovation (STI Forum), where there’s always the possibility of
discussing cybersecurity and broader Internet topics. At the UNGA we
have several different groups to follow: UNGA First Committee
(cybersecurity), Second Committee (ICT for development), and Third
Committee (cybercrime). <br>
<br>
I hope this note is helpful for the chapters' leaders and ISOC.<br>
<br>
best,<br>
veni<br>
<br>
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