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TCCM statement on WSIS+20 outcomes
by Annaliese Williams Dec. 19, 2025

Dec. 19, 2025

Hello all On behalf of the TCCM Secretariat, I'm sharing our statement on WSIS+20 https://www.tccm.global/tccm-welcomes-wsis20-internet-governance-outcomes/ Best wishes Annaliese _______ Annaliese Williams annaliese.williams(a)auda.org.au<mailto:annaliese.williams@auda.org.au> +61 439 673 155 [https://files.auda.org.au/images/AUDA_Fullrz1.jpg] .au Domain Administration www.auda.org.au<http://www.auda.org.au/> [cid:image001.png@01DC70DB.2ED2ADE0]<https://www.getyour.au/> ________________________________ Important Notice This email may contain information which is confidential and/or subject to legal privilege, and is intended for the use of the named addressee only. If you are not the intended recipient, you must not use, disclose or copy any part of this email. If you have received this email by mistake, please notify the sender and delete this message immediately.

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UNGA WSIS Session transcript
by Joly MacFie Dec. 18, 2025

Dec. 18, 2025

A couple of people have asked for this. It is. of course, UN copyrighted https://drive.google.com/file/d/1bkQt781rzFo_LO8AIQfVrSoyK1zn5l8b/view?usp=… -- Joly MacFie Whatsapp +12185659365

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ICANN and CEO intervention at the WSIS+20 UNGA HLM 17 December 2025.
by Alexey Trepykhalin Dec. 17, 2025

Dec. 17, 2025

Dear All, Please find attached below the intervention of ICANN’s President and CEO Kurtis Lindqvist at the High Level WIS+20 Meeting of the United Nations General Assembly, delivered on 17 December 2025. Best regards, Alexey Speech Content: Madam President of the General Assembly, Excellencies, distinguished delegates, colleagues, and guests. It is my honor to speak on behalf of the Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers, during this important and historic WSIS review. ICANN expresses its deep appreciation to the President of the General Assembly; the Co-facilitators and the Permanent Representatives of Albania and Kenya, Ambassador Janina and Ambassador Lokaale; their dedicated staff; UNDESA; and all UN agencies and stakeholders who contributed to a transparent, inclusive, and collaborative process. The addition of the Sounding Board meaningfully strengthened engagement across the community. We all know the long road that has brought us to this moment, so I will focus on why this work matters now. The Internet remains one of the most powerful engines for human progress. Today, more than 6 billion people are online, and entire communities and economies have grown in ways once unimaginable. At the same time, an estimated 2.2 billion people remain offline, and many more who are online still lack meaningful connectivity. Ensuring secure, stable, and reliable access for them is one of the defining development challenges of our time. The multistakeholder model of Internet governance is essential to meeting that challenge. The Internet’s growth and resilience rely on the shared responsibility of academia, civil society, governments, international organizations, the private sector, and the technical community. This cooperative model works. It is why the Internet remains unified, global, and resilient. Sustaining and strengthening this bottom-up, collaborative approach is critical to the future of global digital cooperation. The Internet Governance Forum is a cornerstone of that cooperation. The IGF is the world’s most inclusive space for digital dialogue, bringing every stakeholder to the table on equal terms. A permanent, well-resourced IGF is not a procedural matter. It is foundational to effective global cooperation and to ensuring that the Internet continues to serve all people, in all regions. ICANN supports this vision through its work on Universal Acceptance readiness and adoption and the coordination of Internationalized Domain Names, which expands access in several languages and scripts, and through capacity-building initiatives such as the Coalition for Digital Africa. Through the Governmental Advisory Committee of ICANN, member states bring essential governmental expertise into the multistakeholder model. ICANN also cooperates closely with the specialized UN agencies ITU, UNESCO and WIPO in delivering our mission. This collaboration reinforces trust in the Domain Name System and supports the stability of the Internet’s unique identifier systems. The Internet - anchored in this multi-stakeholder model - has delivered extraordinary benefits across the world. Continuing that progress requires sustained commitment to this collaborative model of governance. ICANN strongly supports the WSIS+20 Outcome Document and stands ready to deepen its collaboration with all stakeholders as we work to ensure that the Internet remains secure, stable, and truly global. Thank you.

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RECORDING – YOUTH IGF LEGACY WSIS+20 Online Side Event
by Joly MacFie Dec. 17, 2025

Dec. 17, 2025

[image: ISOC LIVE] <https://isoc.live/20019> VIDEO <https://youtu.be/vUw2G0sXz7A> | AUDIO <https://archive.org/download/youthigf-wsis/youthigf-wsis.mp3> | RECAP <https://www.patreon.com/posts/146039381/> | ARCHIVE <https://archive.org/details/youthigf-wsis> | PERMALINK <https://isoc.live/20019> On 15 December 2025. the Youth IGF <https://events.youthigf.com/igf> convened an online side event to the WSIS+20 High-Level Meeting <https://publicadministration.desa.un.org/wsis20/GA%20High-Level-Meeting> at the United Nations General Assembly, with the theme ‘YOUTH IGF LEGACY – Shaping the Next Era of Internet Governance‘. The session reflected on more than a decade of Youth IGF evolution, highlighting how youth engagement has moved from participation to tangible policy influence at national, regional, and global levels. Speakers from youth leadership and parliaments emphasized the need to institutionalize youth voices as active co-authors of Internet governance, not merely participants or observers. SPEAKERS Julie Ward – Former Member of the European Parliament Daniel Molokele – Member of Parliament, Zimbabwe Amira Saber Qandil – Member of the Egyptian Senate Razoana Moslam – Youth IGF Leader, Australia Dunsin Fatuase – Youth IGF Leader, Nigeria Levy Syanseke – Youth IGF Leader, Zambia Sofija Stevanovic – Swiss Youth IGF Brando Benifei – Member of the European Parliament Host / Moderator: Yuliya Morenets – Founder, Youth IGF -- Joly MacFie Whatsapp +12185659365

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Reshaping RDRS and geopolitics of data: Why global south’s voice matters by Remmy Nweke - WeekendDigits@ITREALMS
by Remmy Nweke Dec. 15, 2025

Dec. 15, 2025

This may interest some of us Reshaping RDRS and geopolitics of data: Why global south’s voice matters by Remmy Nweke - WeekendDigits@ITREALMS <https://www.itrealms.com.ng/2025/12/reshaping-rdrs-and-geopolitics-of-data.…> ___________________ REMMY NWEKE, *mNUJ, mNGE, mGOCOP, mnipr* Lead Consulting Strategist - *DigitalSENSE Africa* <https://www.itrealms.com.ng/> Group Executive Editor, *ITREALMS Media* group [*Multiple-award winning medium*] (ITREALMS <http://www.itrealms.com.ng/>, DigitalSENSE Business Magazine <http://www.digitalsenseafrica.com.ng/businessnews>; NaijaAgroNet <http://www.naijaagronet.com.ng/>) No. 36 Afariogun Street, Oshodi-Lagos, Nigeria M: 234-8033592762, 8023122558, T: @ITRealms <http://www.twitter.com/ITRealms> @DigitalSENSEng 2025 *Nigeria DigitalSENSE Forum on IG4D*, Thursday June 1 <https://www.itrealms.com.ng/>9 2025 *ITREALMS* e-Waste Dialogue, Thursday November 20 <https://www.itrealms.com.ng/> @Welcome Center Hotels, Int'l Airport Road, Lagos-Nigeria <http://welcomecentrehotels.com/> Former Vice President, African Civil Society on Information Society (ACSIS) ______________________________________________________________ *Confidentiality Notice:* The information in this document and attachments are confidential and may also be privileged information. It is intended only for the use of the named recipient. Remmy Nweke does not accept legal responsibility for the contents of this e-mail. If you are not the intended recipient, please notify me immediately, then delete this document and do not disclose the contents of this document to any other person, nor make any copies. Violators may face court persecution. On Mon, Dec 15, 2025 at 6:31 PM Laura Becana Ball <lbecanaball(a)gfmd.info> wrote: > THANK YOU FOR JOINING US! > > Dear Partners and Colleagues, > > On behalf of the Global Forum for Media Development (GFMD) and ARTICLE 19, > we would like to extend our deepest thanks for your participation and > interest to the side-event during the WSIS+20 UNGA High Level meeting "Affordable > and Secure Digital Infrastructure for Media and Journalists > <https://policy-advocacy.gfmd.info/meetings/2025/affordable-and-secure-digit…> > ". > > We truly appreciate your dedication to advancing media freedom online, > and we are honoured to have had you join us in these important discussions. > As we aim to continuously improve, we would greatly appreciate your > feedback. Please take a moment to complete our Feedback Form > <https://forms.gle/HA5JYDxc9m6Vb2yt6>. Your thoughts and suggestions will > help us improve future events and initiatives. > > Additionally, as requested by the WSIS Secretariat, we will prepare a > summary report jointly with three key messages / call to action which > will be published on the WSIS+20 website, as well as in our meeting page > here > <https://policy-advocacy.gfmd.info/meetings/2025/affordable-and-secure-digit…>. > Do not hesitate to reach out should you want to share any materials or > action points that you wish we include in our summary or website. > > Thank you once again for your participation, and we look forward to seeing > you at our future events! > > We also want to wish you a restful end of the year, and a healthy, hopeful > and bright start to 2026. We look forward to continuing this work together > in the next year. > > With kind regards, > > The GFMD Secretariat > > https://gfmd.info > > LinkedIn <https://www.linkedin.com/company/mediagfmd/> | X (Twitter) > <https://twitter.com/MediaGFMD>| Facebook > <https://www.facebook.com/MediaGFMD> >

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UK IGF WSIS Session
by Joly MacFie Dec. 15, 2025

Dec. 15, 2025

VIDEO https://youtu.be/JqHUpry_5ew RECAP https://archive.org/download/ukigf25/06_wsis20_review.EN.pdf -- Joly MacFie Whatsapp +12185659365

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Invitation to WSIS+20 Side Event: “Connecting the Dots” (UN Headquarters, 17 December, 13:15-14:30, Room 12)
by Chafic Chaya Dec. 11, 2025

Dec. 11, 2025

Dear colleagues and friends, We are pleased to invite those attending the WSIS+20 High-Level Meeting in New York next week to attend and participate in our side event, “Connecting the Dots: WSIS+20, IGF, and Global Digital Compact”. This side event is co-organised by 3aref.com, RIPE NCC, ICANN, the Ministry of Information Technology & AI (MITAI) of Lebanon, the National Telecommunications Regulatory Authority in Egypt and the Lebanon IGF. We look forward to welcoming you there! Date: Wednesday, 17 December 2025 Time: 13:15–14:30 Venue: UN Headquarters, Conference Room 12 For colleagues who will not be in New York, the UN Web TV live-stream link will be shared with the mailing list on Monday. Best regards, Chafic Chaya [image: Screenshot 2025-12-11 at 10.31.48 PM.png]

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WSIS+20 UNGA High Level meeting Side-event: "Affordable and Secure Digital Infrastructure for Media and Journalists" December 15 2025 - 16.00 CET
by Anna Oosterlinck Dec. 11, 2025

Dec. 11, 2025

INTERNAL Dear all As governments continue negotiations on the WSIS +20 Outcome Document, please find our invitation to our upcoming side event during the WSIS+20 High Level Meeting. Hope to see you all there online! Anna [cid:ii_mj1ovk4f0] Affordable and Secure Digital Infrastructure for Media and Journalists December 15, 2025 Dear Partners and Colleagues, We hope you are well, and our apologies for cross-posting. On behalf of the Global Forum for Media Development and ARTICLE 19, it is our pleasure to invite you to our upcoming side-event during the WSIS+20 UNGA High Level meeting "Affordable and Secure Digital Infrastructure for Media and Journalists<https://policy-advocacy.gfmd.info/meetings/2025/affordable-and-secure-digit…>". 🗓️Date: December 15, 2025 🕐Time: 15:00–16:00 UTC / 16:00–17:00 CET / 10.00-11-00 ET. 📍Location: Online via Zoom. ✍️Registration Link: https://us02web.zoom.us/meeting/register/Seo9XWDYSJ2b9clMMAsqOA Background: As the WSIS+20 Review approaches its conclusion, this session explores how the WSIS+20 Outcome Document can be translated into concrete actions to strengthen media independence, access to information, and ensure that journalists and media can benefit from affordable, interoperable, and secure digital technologies. To that end, this session will introduce the Journalism Cloud Alliance as a collaborative initiative to advance open and affordable digital tools and services for media and journalists. By showcasing the JCA and other multistakeholder efforts, the session will demonstrate how WSIS commitments can be operationalised to create an inclusive, sustainable, and human rights-based digital ecosystem. AGENDA<https://policy-advocacy.gfmd.info/meetings/2025/affordable-and-secure-digit…> The total duration of the side event is 60 minutes. REGISTER HERE<https://us02web.zoom.us/meeting/register/Seo9XWDYSJ2b9clMMAsqOA> The final agenda, resources and literature review will be availabe here<https://policy-advocacy.gfmd.info/meetings/2025/affordable-and-secure-digit…> ahead of the event. We look forward to your participation as we believe it will greatly enrich the meeting. We look forward to you joining us next Monday! With kind regards, The GFMD Secretariat https://gfmd.info<https://gfmd.info/> LinkedIn<https://www.linkedin.com/company/mediagfmd/> | X (Twitter) <https://twitter.com/MediaGFMD> | Facebook <https://www.facebook.com/MediaGFMD> GLOBAL FORUM FOR MEDIA DEVELOPMENT Stay up to date with GFMD's media development and journalism support updates, insights and initiatives: Follow us on <https://www.linkedin.com/company/mediagfmd/> LinkedIn<https://www.linkedin.com/company/mediagfmd/> | Bluesky<https://bsky.app/profile/gfmd.info> | Facebook<https://www.facebook.com/MediaGFMD> | Youtube<https://www.youtube.com/@MediaGFMD>. Subscribe to our <https://linktr.ee/mediagfmd> newsletters and mailing lists<https://linktr.ee/mediagfmd>. _._,_._,_ ________________________________ _._,_._,_ Anna Oosterlinck (she/her/hers) Senior Global Advocacy Advisor [cid:logo_1c766458-35ee-431a-9a22-e00b47cd2091.png]<https://www.article19.org> Defending freedom of expression and information www.article19.org<https://www.article19.org> Subscribe to our Newsletter<https://www.article19.org/ie-sign-up/> [cid:newsletter_02744340-c607-4374-8a37-11b8b216096d.png] <https://www.article19.org/ie-sign-up> Notes: - Please update your records with my new email address. - We work half day Fridays (AM). Follow us [cid:bluesky1x_864ef831-9476-4116-88b8-2a3410741630.png]<https://bsky.app/profile/article19.bsky.social> [cid:facebook_2853baa0-f060-42e6-b448-6a8788c1b5dd.png] <https://www.facebook.com/article19org/> [cid:youtube_ffe95af1-d962-4acd-ab59-4eb4ea07466e.png] <https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCDB6E_x0xRSfF62b872n9YQ> [cid:linkedin_199dc89c-14aa-41cd-b2a7-37b8ae8d667d.png] <https://www.linkedin.com/company/article19> [cid:instagram_05fbcc72-6df2-442b-8c34-146d0e9d8c41.png] <https://www.instagram.com/article19org/> [cid:x_d21e0607-da5a-44a7-80c7-e2d86bc18a92.png] <https://twitter.com/intent/follow?screen_name=article19org> [cid:impact-report_e2e95541-2ba2-48bb-9d04-b27f8b4030e6.jpg]<https://www.article19.org/ie-sign-up/>

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Re: Agenda for 11:00 UTC on Wednesday, 10 December
by Carlos Reyes Dec. 9, 2025

Dec. 9, 2025

My apologies. Wrong list. Best, Carlos Carlos Reyes Senior Policy Director Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers Washington, D.C. Engagement Center From: Carlos Reyes via wsis20 <wsis20(a)icann.org> Reply-To: Carlos Reyes <carlos.reyes(a)icann.org> Date: Tuesday, December 9, 2025 at 3:41 PM To: Israel Rosas via wsis20 <wsis20(a)icann.org> Subject: [wsis20] Agenda for 11:00 UTC on Wednesday, 10 December Hello, all. Below is a proposed agenda for the next WSIS+20 Discussion Group call at 11:00 UTC on Wednesday, 10 December. Best, Carlos 1. IMSB virtual stakeholder consultation [publicadministration.desa.un.org]<https://urldefense.com/v3/__https:/publicadministration.desa.un.org/wsis20/…> – any observations? 2. Rev2 [publicadministration.desa.un.org]<https://urldefense.com/v3/__https:/publicadministration.desa.un.org/sites/d…> – anything else to note? 3. Review outcomes in January? 4. Shutting down the discussion group * Lessons learned Carlos Reyes Senior Policy Director Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers Washington, D.C. Engagement Center

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Agenda for 11:00 UTC on Wednesday, 10 December
by Carlos Reyes Dec. 9, 2025

Dec. 9, 2025

Hello, all. Below is a proposed agenda for the next WSIS+20 Discussion Group call at 11:00 UTC on Wednesday, 10 December. Best, Carlos 1. IMSB virtual stakeholder consultation<https://publicadministration.desa.un.org/wsis20/rev2consultation> – any observations? 2. Rev2<https://publicadministration.desa.un.org/sites/default/files/2021-04/2025/R…> – anything else to note? 3. Review outcomes in January? 4. Shutting down the discussion group * Lessons learned Carlos Reyes Senior Policy Director Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers Washington, D.C. Engagement Center

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