Dear all, Please find below the resolutions from the GNSO Council meeting on 16 April 2026 which will be posted shortly on the GNSO Council resolutions <https://urldefense.com/v3/__https:/gnso.icann.org/en/council/resolutions/202...> page. Thank you. Kind regards, Terri Policy Team Supporting the GNSO **Consent Agenda **Friendly amendment submitted by Anne Aikman-Scalese and accepted by Taiwo Peter Akinremi Motion for GNSO Council Review of ICANN85 GAC Communiqué Submitted by: Taiwo Peter Akinremi Whereas, 1. The Governmental Advisory Committee (GAC) advises the ICANN Board on issues of public policy, and especially where there may be an interaction between ICANN's activities or policies and national laws or international agreements. It usually does so as part of a Communiqué, which is published towards the end of every ICANN meeting; 2. The Generic Names Supporting Organization (GNSO) is responsible for developing and recommending to the ICANN Board substantive policies relating to generic top-level domains; 3. The GNSO Council has expressed a desire to provide feedback to the ICANN Board on issues in the GAC Communiqué as these relate to generic top-level domains to inform the ICANN Board as well as the broader community of past, present, or future gTLD policy activities that may directly or indirectly relate to Advice provided by the GAC; 4. The GNSO Council's review of GAC Communiqué Advice and Issues of Importance is intended to further enhance the co-ordination and promote the sharing of information on gTLD related policy activities between the GAC, Board, and the GNSO. Resolved, 1. The GNSO Council adopts the GNSO Review of the ICANN85 Mumbai Communiqué Issues of Importance and requests that the GNSO Council Chair communicate the GNSO Council Review of ICANN85 GAC Communiqué Issues of Importance <https://gnso.icann.org/sites/default/files/policy/2026/draft/icann85-gnso-co...> to the ICANN Board; 2. The GNSO Council requests that the GNSO Liaison to the GAC also informs the GAC of the communication between the GNSO Council and the ICANN Board. Motion to Acknowledge the Election for Seat 14 on the ICANN Board of Directors Submitted by: Taiwo Peter Akinremi WHEREAS, 1. Pursuant to Section 7.25<https://www.icann.org/en/governance/bylaws#article7> of the ICANN Bylaws, and the Generic Names Supporting Organization (GNSO) Operating Procedures, Annex 7<https://gnso.icann.org/sites/default/files/file/field-file-attach/annex-7-nc...>, pertaining to ICANN's Board of Directors Seat 14, the Non-Contracted Parties House (NCPH) carried out its procedures. 2. According to Annex 7, the winning candidate must receive the vote from each of the CSG and NCSG. 3. The NCPH notified the GNSO Council on 18 March 2026 that the winning candidate was Chris Buckridge. RESOLVED, 1. The GNSO Council hereby acknowledges the NCPH election of Chris Buckridge for Board Seat 14. 2. The GNSO Council directs the GNSO Secretariat to notify the NCPH of the above acknowledgement. 3. The GNSO Secretariat, on behalf of the GNSO Chair, notifies the Empowered Community Administration with a copy to the Secretary of the election results as prescribed by Section 7.25 of the ICANN Bylaws. Vote Results<https://gnso.icann.org/sites/default/files/policy/2026/vote-result/gnso-coun...>