U.N. Update: Cyber-related developments

This paper provides an update on the proceedings of the United Nations General Assembly (UNGA), where discussions of cyber-related issues take place. It includes updates from the deliberations at the second Open-Ended Working Group on Information and Communications Technologies (OEWG) and the Ad Hoc Committee of Experts (AHC) between 3 September 2023 and 12 July 2025 as well as discussions/deliberations on and around the Global Digital Compact in 2024.

As one of a periodic series of reports, this paper provides an overview of activities taking place at the U.N. that are relevant to the Internet ecosystem and to the mission of the Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers (ICANN). Monitoring such activities demonstrates the commitment and responsibility of the ICANN organization’s (org) Government and Intergovernmental Organization Engagement (GE) team to keep the broader ICANN community informed about issues of importance for the global, single, interoperable Internet and its unique identifier system.