Addressing evolving threats in cyberspace - Security Council, 9662nd meeting
- Against the backdrop of rapid advancements in information and communications technologies, which have brought both benefits and challenges in our hyperconnected world, sophisticated and intrusive malicious cyber activities are raising serious concerns for international peace and security. In this regard, the evolving security landscape in cyberspace demands the Council's keen attention in addressing cyberthreats that can affect all nations.
Presidency: His Excellency Cho Tae-yul, Minister for Foreign Affairs, Republic of Korea
Briefer: His Excellency António Guterres, Secretary-General
Briefer: Mr. Stéphane Duguin, Chief Executive Officer, CyberPeace Institute
Briefer: Ms. Nnenna Ifeanyi-Ajufo, Professor of Law and Technology, Leeds Beckett University
Statement: President of the Council (as Minister for Foreign Affairs of Republic of Korea)
Statement: Her Excellency Linda Thomas-Greenfield, Permanent Representative of the United States of America and Member of President Biden's Cabinet
Statement: His Excellency Robert Persaud, Foreign Secretary and High Representative of Guyana for United Nations Security Council Affairs
Statements: Russian Federation, Mozambique, Sierra Leone, Algeria, Slovenia, Malta, Japan, United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, Switzerland, China, Ecuador, France
Statement: His Excellency Mamadou Tangara, Minister for Foreign Affairs, International Cooperation and Gambians Abroad, Gambia
Statement: His Excellency Tobias Lindner, Minister of State, Germany
Statement: His Excellency Omran Sharaf, Assistant Minister of Foreign Affairs for Advanced Science and Technology, United Arab Emirates
Statement: Her Excellency Dace Melbārde, Parliamentary Secretary of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Latvia
Statements: Egypt, Ukraine, Estonia, Czechia
Statement: Her Excellency Hedda Samson, Chargé d'affaires a.i. of the Delegation of the European Union to the United Nations
Statements: Philippines, Indonesia, Singapore, Costa Rica
The meeting was suspended.