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Statements from the Open-ended Working Group on ICTs

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FIFTH SUBSTANTIVE SESSION (24-28 July 2023)

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FOURTH SUBSTANTIVE SESSION (6-10 March 2023)

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THIRD SUBSTANTIVE SESSION (25-29 July 2022)

Monday, 25 July

Opening remarks

  • Ms. Izumi Nakamitsu, UN High Representative for Disarmament Affairs
  • H.E. Mr. Burhan Gafoor of Singapore, Chair of the OEWG II (2021-2025)

Agenda item 3: Organisation of work

  • Russian Federation (Mr.)
  • Iran (Mr.)
  • Nicaragua (Mr.)
  • Czech Republic (Mr.)
  • Ukraine (Mr.)
  • Cuba (Mr.)
  • Syria (Mr.)
  • Russia (Mr.)
  • Chair

Agenda item 5: Discussions on substantive issues contained in paragraph 1 of General Assembly resolution 75/240

  • Chair
  • Russia (Mr.)
  • United States (Ms.)
  • Canada (Mr.)
  • Kenya (Ms.)
  • Jordan (Mr.)
  • Costa Rica (Mr.)
  • European Union (Ms.)
  • China (Mr.)
  • Spain (Mr.)
  • Brazil (Ms.)
  • Iran (Mr.)
  • Russian Federation (Ms.)
  • Cameroon (Ms.)
  • France (Mr.)
  • Poland
  • Sri Lanka
  • Egypt 
  • Germany
  • Mexico
  • Netherlands
  • Portugal 
  • Singapore 
  • Cuba
  • Austria
  • Malaysia
  • United States (Ms.)
  • Pakistan
  • Israel
  • Argentina (Ms.)
  • Australia (Ms.)
  • Czech Republic (Mr.)
  • Ghana (Ms.)
  • Kazakhstan (Mr.)

Tuesday, 26 July

Wednesday, 27 July

Interactive discussion with non-governmental stakeholders

Guiding questions 1

Guiding questions 2:

Thursday, 28 July 

Thematic Discussion on Capacity-building

  • Presentation by the United Nations Institute for Disarmament Research (UNIDIR) on best practices and lessons learnt with regard to international capacity-building efforts in UN disarmament processes 

  • Presentations by representatives of regional and subregional organizations on best practices and lessons learnt with regard to capacity-building efforts in the area information and communications technologies security (African Union, European UnionOAS, OSCEShanghai Cooperation Organization, ASEAN)

Agenda item 5

  • South Africa (Ms.)
  • Iraq (Mr.)
  • Indonesia (Ms.)
  • India (Ms.)
  • Israel (Ms.)
  • Egypt (Mr.)
  • Portugal (Mr.)
  • Croatia (Ms.)
  • Colombia (Ms.)
  • Iraq (Mr.)
  • Canada (Mr.)
  • Germany (Mr.)
  • Viet Nam (Ms.)
  • Iran (Ms.)
  • Ecuador (Ms.)
  • Kenya (Ms.)
  • Chile(Ms.)
  • Argentina (Ms.)
  • Colombia (Ms.)
  • China (Mr.)
  • US (Ms.)
  • Brazil (Ms.)
  • Netherlands (Ms.)
  • Switzerland (Mr.)
  • Singapore (Mr.)
  • United Kingdom (Ms.)
  • Pakistan (Mr.)
  • Australia (Ms.)
  • Peru (Ms.)
  • Cuba (Mr.)
  • Mexico (Mr.)
  • Russia (Mr.)
  • European Union (Ms.)
  • Republic of Korea (Mr.)
  • France (Mr.)
  • New Zealand (Ms.)
  • Iran (Mr.)
  • New Zealand (Ms.)
  • Fiji (Ms.)

Friday, 29 July 

Agenda item 7: Adoption of the annual progress report

  • Chair
  • Sri Lanka (Mr.)
  • European Union (Ms.)
  • Philippines (Ms.)
  • Jordan (Mr.)
  • Japan (Mr.)
  • Australia (Ms.)
  • South Africa (Ms.)
  • Canada (Mr.)
  • Iraq (Mr.)
  • Brazil (Ms.)
  • Netherlands (Ms.)
  • Singapore (Mr.)
  • Chile (Ms.)
  • Argentina (Ms.)
  • Mauritius (Ms.)
  • Malaysia (Ms.)
  • United Kingdom (Ms.)
  • Viet Nam (Mr.)
  • France (Mr.)
  • Colombia (Ms.)
  • Egypt (Mr.)
  • India (Mr.)
  • Thailand (Mr.)
  • Croatia (Ms.)
  • Ecuador (Ms.)
  • Switzerland (Mr.)
  • Kazakhstan (Mr.)
  • Malawi (Ms.)
  • Botswana (Ms.)
  • Germany (Ms.)
  • Pakistan (Mr.)
  • Estonia (Mr.)
  • Saudi Arabia (Ms.)

Explanation of position

  • Iran (Mr.)
  • Mexico (Mr.)
  • United Kingdom (Ms.)
  • France (Mr.)
  • Russia (Ms.)
  • Cuba (Mr.)
  • Syria (Mr.)
  • India (Mr.)

Agenda item 7 - Other matters

  • Australia (Ms.)

 
SECOND SUBSTANTIVE SESSION (28 March - 1 April 2022)

Monday, 28 March

Opening remarks

  • Ms. Izumi Nakamitsu, UN High Representative for Disarmament Affairs
  • H.E. Mr. Burhan Gafoor of Singapore, Chair of the OEWG II (2021-2025)

Agenda item 3: Organisation of work

  • United Kingdom (Ms.)
  • United States (Ms.)
  • European Union (Ms.)
  • Russian Federation (Mr.)
  • Canada (Mr.)
  • Australia (Ms.)
  • Germany (Ms.)
  • Nordic Countries, delivered by Finland (Mr.)
  • Poland (Mr.)
  • France (Mr.)
  • Czech Republic (Ms.)
  • Ukraine (Mr.)
  • New Zealand (Ms.)
  • Switzerland (Mr.)
  • Spain (Ms.)
  • China (Mr.)
  • Netherlands (Ms.)
  • Estonia (Mr.)
  • Mexico (Mr.)
  • Cuba (Ms.)
  • Denmark (Mr.)
  • Italy (Mr.)
  • Ireland (Mr.)
  • Nicaragua (Mr.)
  • Venezuela (Mr.)
  • Russia (Mr.)
  • Egypt (Mr.)
  • Iran (Mr.)
  • China (Mr.)
  • Russian Federation (Mr.)
  • India (Ms.)
  • Iraq (Mr.)
  • Indonesia (Ms.)
  • South Africa (Mr.)
  • United Kingdom (Ms.)
  • Singapore (Mr.)
  • Democratic People's Republic of Korea (Mr.)
  • European Union (Ms.)
  • Jordan (Mr.)
  • United States (Ms.)
  • United Kingdom (Ms.)
  • United States (Ms.)
  • Russian Federation (Mr.)
  • European Union (Ms.)
  • Mexico (Mr.)
  • Canada (Mr.)
  • United Kingdom (Ms.)
  • Russian Federation (Mr.)
  • Cuba (Ms.)
  • China (Mr.)
  • Austria (Mr.)
  • Sierre Leone (Mr.)
  • Jamaica (Mr.)
  • India (Ms.)

Tuesday, 29 March

 Agenda item 5: Discussions on substantive issues (Threats) - INFORMAL MODE

  • United States (Ms.)
  • European Union (Ms.)
  • Non-Aligned Movement, delivered by Indonesia (Ms.)
  • Jordan (Mr.)
  • Iraq (Mr.)
  • Russian Federation (Mr.)
  • Canada (Mr.)
  • United Kingdom (Ms.)
  • Malaysia (Ms.)
  • Egypt (Mr.)
  • Netherlands (Ms.)
  • Iran (Mr.)
  • Cuba (Ms.)
  • Republic of Korea (Mr.)
  • Singapore (Mr.)
  • Costa Rica (Ms.)
  • South Africa (Ms.)
  • India (Ms.)
  • Germany (Mr.)
  • France (Mr.)
  • International Committee of the Red Cross (Ms.)
  • Timor-Leste (Ms.)
  • Syria (Mr.)
  • Brazil (Ms.)
  • Botswana (Ms.)
  • El Salvador (Ms.)
  • Austria (Mr.)
  • China (Mr.)
  • Switzerland (Mr.)
  • Estonia (Mr.)
  • Kenya (Mr.)
  • Ghana (Ms.)
  • Australia (Ms.)
  • Pakistan (Mr.)
  • Turkey (Mr.)
  • Japan (Mr.)
  • Mexico (Mr.)
  • Philippines (Ms.)
  • Colombia (Ms.)
  • Indonesia (Mr.)
  • Ecuador (Mr.)
  • Nicaragua (Mr.)
  • Venezuela (Mr.)
  • Ireland (Mr.)
  • Togo (Mr.)
  • Argentina (Ms.)
  • International Chamber of Commerce (Ms.)

Wednesday, 30 March

Agenda item 5: Discussions on substantive issues (Rules, norms, and principles) - INFORMAL MODE 

  • Australia (Ms.)
  • European Union (Ms.)
  • Netherlands (Ms.)
  • Egypt (Mr.)
  • Russia (Mr.)
  • United States (Ms.)
  • Canada (Mr.)
  • Belarus (Mr.)
  • India (Ms.)
  • Republic of Korea (Mr.)
  • Viet Nam (Mr.)
  • Non-Aligned Movement, delivered by Indonesia (Mr.)
  • China (Mr.)
  • Portugal (Mr.)
  • Iran (Mr.)
  • Tanzania (Mr.)
  • Germany (Mr.)
  • Cuba (Ms.)
  • Singapore (Mr.)
  • Estonia (Mr.)
  • Chile (Ms.)
  • Brazil (Ms.)
  • France (Mr.)
  • Japan (Mr.)
  • United Kingdom (Ms.)
  • South Africa (Ms.)
  • Ukraine (Mr.)
  • Switzerland (Mr.)
  • Malaysia (Ms.)
  • Costa Rica (Mr.)
  • Colombia (Ms.)
  • Pakistan (Mr.)
  • Argentina (Ms.)
  • Jordan (Mr.)
  • El Salvador (Ms.)
  • Nicaragua (Mr.)
  • Haiti (Mr.)
  • Iraq (Mr.)

Agenda item 5: Discussions on substantive issues (International law) - INFORMAL MODE 

  • Ghana (Ms.)
  • Iran (Mr.)
  • Belarus (Mr.)
  • European Union (Ms.)
  • Kenya (Ms.)
  • Cuba (Ms.)
  • India (Mr.)
  • Russian Federation (Mr.)
  • El Salvador (Ms.)
  • Austria (Mr.)
  • Paraguay (Mr.)
  • Switzerland (Mr.)
  • Sweden (Mr.)
  • Costa Rica (Ms.)
  • Canada (Mr.)
  • Syria (Mr.)
  • Brazil (Ms.)
  • South Africa (Ms.)
  • United Kingdom (Ms.)
  • United States (Ms.)
  • Czech Republic (Ms.)
  • Singapore (Mr.)
  • France (Mr.)
  • Colombia (Ms.)
  • ICRC (Ms.)
  • Australia (Ms.)
  • Japan (Mr.)
  • Non-Aligned Movement, delivered by Indonesia (Mr.)
  • Indonesia (Mr.)
  • Chile (Ms.)
  • Uruguay (Ms.)
  • New Zealand (Ms.)
  • Netherlands (Ms.)
  • Estonia (Mr.)
  • Republic of Korea (Mr.)
  • Ireland (Mr.)
  • Germany (Mr.)
  • Egypt (Mr.)
  • Mexico (Ms.)
  • Botswana (Ms.)
  • Guatemala (Ms.)
  • Fiji (Ms.)
  • Malawi (Ms.)

Agenda item 5: Discussions on substantive issues (Confidence-building measures) - INFORMAL MODE

  • Thematic presentation by the UN Institute for Disarmament Research (UNIDIR)

Thursday, 31 March

Agenda item 5: Discussions on substantive issues (Confidence-building measures) - INFORMAL MODE

  • United States (Ms.)
  • Republic of Korea (Mr.)
  • European Union (Ms.)
  • Canada (Mr.)
  • Russian Federation (Mr.)
  • Iran (Mr.)
  • India (Ms.)
  • Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN), delivered by Cambodia (Mr.)
  • Egypt (Mr.)
  • El Salvador (Mr.)
  • Pakistan (Mr.)
  • Germany (Mr.)
  • Kenya (Mr.)
  • Netherlands
  • Ghana
  • Costa Rica (Ms.)
  • Brazil (Ms.)
  • Botswana (Mr.)
  • Thailand (Mr.)
  • Mexico (Mr.)
  • Organisation of American States (Ms.)
  • Jordan
  • Singapore (Mr.)
  • Malaysia (Ms.)
  • Denmark (Mr.)
  • Switzerland (Mr.)
  • Non-Aligned Movement, delivered by Indonesia (Mr.)
  • Indonesia (Mr.)
  • Djibouti (Ms.)
  • Cuba (Mr.)
  • South Africa (Ms.)
  • Austria (Mr.)
  • Australia (Ms.)
  • Israel (Mr.)
  • Japan (Mr.)
  • Philippines (Ms.)
  • Colombia (Ms.)
  • Uruguay (Ms.)
  • Chile (Ms.)
  • Ecuador (Mr.)
  • Timor-Leste (Mr.)
  • Brunei-Darussalam (Ms.)
  • Argentina (Ms.)
  • Iraq (Mr.)

Agenda item 5: Discussions on substantive issues (Capacity-building) - INFORMAL MODE 

Friday, 1 April

Agenda item 5: Discussions on substantive issues (Regular institutional dialogue) - INFORMAL MODE 

  • Iran (Mr.)
  • European Union (Ms.)
  • Chile (Mr.)
  • Egypt (Mr.)
  • Netherlands (Ms.)
  • Thailand (Ms.)
  • Austria (Mr.)
  • Pakistan (Mr.)
  • France (Mr.)
  • Cuba (Ms.)
  • South Africa (Ms.)
  • Canada (Mr.)
  • Australia (Ms.)
  • Singapore 
  • Japan (Mr.)
  • Russia
  • India
  • El Salvador
  • Brazil (Ms.)
  • Colombia (Ms.)
  • Indonesia (Mr.)
  • United Kingdom (Ms.)
  • Argentina (Ms)
  • Sri Lanka (Ms.)
  • Haiti (Mr.)

 Agenda item 6: Consideration of draft report, other business

  • Canada (Mr.)
  • Russia (Mr.)
  • Singapore (Mr.)
  • Iran (Mr.)
  • Netherlands (Mr.)
  • China (Mr.)
  • Syria (Mr.)
  • Mexico (Mr.)
  • Brazil (Ms.)
  • Australia (Ms.)
  • Cuba (Ms.)
  • Colombia (Ms.)
  • Haiti (Mr.) 
  • Japan (Mr.)
  • Russia (Mr.)
  • Closing remarks, from the Chair 

 

FIRST SUBSTANTIVE SESSION (13-17 December 2021)

Monday, 13 December

Opening remarks

  • Ms. Izumi Nakamitsu, UN High Representative for Disarmament Affairs
  • H.E. Mr. Burhan Gafoor of Singapore, Chair of the OEWG II (2021-2025)
  • H.E. Mr. Jurg Lauber of Switzerland, Chair of OEWG I (2019-2021) (video statement)
  • H.E. Mr. Guilherme Patriota of Brazil, Chair of the sixth UN GGE (video statement)

Agenda item 3: Organisation of work

  • United Kingdom (Mr.)
  • Australia (Ms.)
  • Mexico (Mr.)
  • Canada (Mr.)
  • European Union (Ms.)
  • New Zealand (Mr.)
  • Colombia (Ms.)
  • Russia (Mr.)
  • Poland (Mr.)
  • Germany (Mr.)
  • Ireland (Mr.)
  • China (Mr.)
  • Estonia (Ms.)
  • Czech Republic (Mr.)
  • Republic of Korea (Ms.)
  • Denmark (Mr.)
  • France (Mr.)
  • Greece (Mr.)
  • United States (Ms.)
  • Finland (Mr)
  • Costa Rica (Ms.)
  • Turkey (Mr.)
  • Nicaragua (Mr.)
  • Iran (Mr.)
  • Cuba (Mr.)
  • Syria (Mr.)
  • Italy (Ms.)
  • Brazil (Ms.)
  • Venezuela (Mr.)
  • Chile (Ms.)
  • Slovenia (Mr.)
  • Pakistan (Mr.)
  • Ecuador (Mr.)
  • Switzerland (Mr.)

Agenda item 4: General exchange of views

Tuesday, 14 December

Agenda item 4: General exchange of views

Agenda item 3: Organisation of work

  • Chair (Mr.)
  • United Kingdom (Mr.)

Agenda item 5: Discussions on substantive issues (Threats)

  • Venezuela (Mr.)
  • Kenya (Ms.)
  • China (Mr.)
  • South Africa 
  • Russia (Mr.)
  • European Union (Ms.)
  • Singapore (Mr.)
  • Japan (Mr.)
  • India (Mr.)
  • Iran (Mr.)
  • Australia (Ms.)

Wednesday, 15 December

Agenda item 5: Discussions on substantive issues (Threats)

Agenda item 5: Discussions on substantive issues (Rules, norms, principles)

  • Republic of Korea (Mr.)
  • European Union (Ms.)
  • Japan (Mr.)
  • Egypt (Mr.)
  • Russia (Mr.)
  • South Africa (Mr.)
  • Switzerland (Mr.)
  • Iran (Mr.)
  • Iraq (Mr.)
  • Netherlands (Ms.)
  • Mexico (Mr.)
  • Syria (Mr.)
  • Estonia (Ms.)
  • Italy (Ms.)
  • Cuba (Mr.)
  • Singapore (Mr.)
  • China (Mr.)
  • Ukraine (Mr.)
  • Indonesia (Ms.)
  • India
  • Germany (Mr.)
  • Australia (Ms.)
  • United Kingdom (Ms.)
  • France (Mr.)
  • Malaysia (Ms.)

Agenda item 5: Discussions on substantive issues (Law)

  • European Union (Ms.)
  • Ukraine (Mr.)
  • Ireland (Mr.)
  • Israel (Mr.)
  • Austria (Mr.)
  • United Kingdom (Ms.)
  • Japan (Mr.)
  • Colombia (Ms.)
  • Switzerland (Ms.)
  • Netherlands (Ms.)
  • Philippines (Ms.)
  • Argentina (Mr.)
  • Russia (Mr.)

Thursday, 16 December

Agenda item 3: Organisational matters

  • Chair

Agenda item 5: Discussions on substantive issues (Law)

Agenda item 5: Discussions on substantive issues (Confidence building measures)

  • Switzerland, Serbia, and Germany, delivered by Switzerland (Ms.)
  • Serbia (Mr.)
  • Germany (Mr.)
  • Israel (Mr.)
  • Japan (Mr.)
  • European Union (Ms.)
  • Cuba (Mr.)
  • India (Mr.)
  • Netherlands (Ms.)
  • Iran (Mr.)
  • Ghana (Ms.)
  • Chile (Ms.)
  • Singapore (Mr.)
  • Egypt (Mr.)
  • Republic of Korea (Ms.)
  • Estonia (Ms.)
  • Thailand (Mr.)
  • Indonesia (Ms.)
  • Malaysia (Ms.)
  • Colombia (Ms.)
  • Costa Rica (Ms.)
  • China (Mr.)
  • Argentina (Ms.)
  • Philippines (Ms.)
  • Russia (Mr.)

Agenda item 5: Discussions on substantive issues (Capacity-building)

  • Group statement from the Dominican Republic, Estonia, Germany, and Luxembourg, delivered by Dominican Republic
  • European Union (Ms.)
  • Philippines (Ms.)
  • Japan (Mr.)
  • Syria (Mr.)
  • Switzerland (Ms.)
  • South Africa (Mr.)
  • Republic of Korea (Mr.)
  • Netherlands (Ms.)
  • Lao PDR (Ms.)
  • Thailand (Mr.)
  • Singapore (Mr.)
  • United Kingdom (Ms.)
  • Cuba (Mr.)
  • Russia (Mr.)
  • Indonesia (Ms.)
  • Iran (Mr.)
  • China (Mr.)
  • European Union (Ms.)
  • France
  • India (Mr.)
  • Greece (Mr.)
  • Chile (Ms.)
  • Malaysia (Ms.)
  • Colombia (Ms.)

Friday, 17 December

Agenda item 5: Discussions on substantive issues (Capacity-building)

  • Australia (Ms.)
  • Czech Republic (Mr.)
  • Brazil (Ms.)

 Agenda item 3: Organisation of work

  • Chair
  • EU (Ms)
  • South Africa (Mr.)
  • United States (Ms.)
  • Switzerland (Ms.)
  • France (Mr.)
  • Turkey (Mr.)
  • Egypt (Mr.)
  • Mexico (Mr.)
  • Italy (Ms.)
  • Indonesia (Mr.)
  • Japan (Ms.)
  • Latvia (Mr.)
  • Republic of Korea (Mr.)
  • Costa Rica (Ms.)
  • Colombia (Ms.)
  • Brazil (Ms.)
  • Jordan (Mr.)
  • Germany (Mr.)
  • Argentina (Mr.)
  • Australia (Ms.)
  • Iraq (Mr.)
  • Israel (Ms.)
  • United Kingdom (Ms.)
  • Poland (Mr.)
  • Malaysia (Ms.)
  • Slovenia (Mr.)
  • Netherlands (Ms.)
  • Denmark (Mr.)
  • Russia (Mr.)
  • Ireland (Mr.)
  • China (Mr.)
  • Estonia (Ms.)
  • Dominican Republic (Ms.)
  • Czech Republic (Mr.)

Agenda item 5: Discussions on substantive issues (Regular institutional dialogue)

  • India (Mr.)
  • France (Mr.)
  • Iran (Mr.)
  • Estonia (Ms.)
  • Switzerland (Ms.)
  • United Kingdom (Ms.)
  • Israel (Mr.)
  • Egypt (Mr.)
  • Pakistan (Mr.)
  • Australia (Ms.)
  • Netherlands (Ms.)
  • Indonesia (Ms.)
  • Argentina (Mr.)
  • Germany (Mr.)
  • Ecuador (Ms.)
  • Cuba (Mr.)
  • Colombia (Ms.)
  • Poland (Mr.)
  • Costa Rica (Mr.)
  • Russia (Mr.)

Final remarks

  • Australia (Ms.) (gender)
  • Chair 


ORGANISING SESSION (1 June 2021)