Statements from the Open-ended Working Group on ICTs
Organising session | First substantive session | Second substantive session
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
- Kenya (Mr.)
- United Kingdom (Ms.)
- Poland (Ms.)
- European Union (Ms.)
- India (Mr.)
- Costa Rica (Ms.)
- Pakistan (Mr.)
- Saudi Arabia (Mr.)
- Dominican Republic (Mr.)
- Finland (Mr.)
- Syria (Mr.)
- Ghana (Ms.)
- Republic of Korea (Ms.)
- Canada (Mr.)
- Haiti (Mr.)
- Russian Federation (Mr.)
- France (Mr.)
- OAS (Ms.)
- El Salvador (Ms.)
- Bangladesh (Mr.)
- Philippines (Ms.)
- Switzerland (Mr.)
- Singapore (Ms.)
- Portugal (Mr.)
- Egypt (Mr.)
- Venezuela (Mr.)
- Iraq (Mr.)
- Cuba (Ms.)
- Netherlands (Ms.)
- South Africa (Ms.)
- Cote d'Ivoire (Mr.)
- Colombia (Ms.)
- Japan (Mr.)
- Lao PDR (Ms.)
- Nicaragua (Mr.)
- Iran (Mr.)
- Sri Lanka (Ms.)
- Chile (Mr.)
Friday, 1 April
- Germany (Mr.)
- Malaysia (Ms.)
- Brazil (Ms.)
- Pacific Islands Forum, delivered by Fiji (Ms.)
- Fiji (Ms.)
- Malawi (Ms.)
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
- Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN), delivered by Brunei Darussalam (Ms.)
- Caribbean Community (CARICOM), delivered by Trinidad and Tobago (Mr.)
- European Union (Ms.)
- Non-Aligned Movement, delivered by Indonesia (Mr.)
- Nordic Countries, delivered by Finland (Mr.)
- Pakistan (Mr.)
- Brazil (Ms.)
- Russian Federation (Mr.)
- Switzerland (Mr.)
- Czech Republic (Mr.)
- Canada (Mr.)
- Italy (Ms.)
- Bangladesh (Mr.)
- South Africa (Ms.)
- Singapore (Mr.)
- Egypt (Mr.)
- Estonia (Ms.)
- India (Mr.)
- Malaysia (Ms.)
- Colombia (Ms.)
- Thailand (Mr.)
- Venezuela (Mr.)
- Peru (Mr.)
- Iran (Mr.)
- Cuba (Mr.)
- Republic of Korea (Mr.)
- Belarus (Mr.)
- Argentina (Mr.)
Tuesday, 14 December
Agenda item 4: General exchange of views
- France (Mr.)
- Belarus, Bolivia, Cuba, Nicaragua, Syria, Venezuela, and Iran, delivered by Iran (Mr.)
- Australia (Ms.)
- Mexico (Mr.)
- Ecuador (Ms.)
- Romania (Ms.)
- Iraq (Mr.)
- Nepal (Mr.)
- Slovenia (Mr.)
- Uruguay (Mr.)
- Cote d'Ivoire (Mr.)
- Portugal (Mr.)
- Japan (Mr.)
- Guatemala (Mr.)
- Syria (Mr.)
- Liechtenstein (Mr.)
- Chile (Ms.)
- Ukraine (Mr.)
- China (Mr.)
- Turkey (Mr.)
- United States (Ms.)
- Poland (Mr.)
- Philippines (Mr.)
- Germany (Mr.)
- Latvia (Mr.)
- Israel (Mr.)
- Ireland (Mr.)
- Netherlands (Ms.)
- United Kingdom (Ms.)
- Spain (Mr.)
- Cambodia (Mr.)
- Austria (Mr.)
- Ethiopia (Mr.)
- Jordan (Mr.)
- Morocco (Mr.)
- Nicaragua (Mr.)
- Lao PDR (Mr.)
- Costa Rica (Ms.)
- Algeria (Ms.)
- Indonesia (Ms.)
- Togo (Mr.)
- Armenia (Mr.)
- Organisation of American States (Ms.)
- Djibouti (Ms.)
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)
- Cuba (Mr.)
- Iraq (Mr.)
- Switzerland (Mr.)
- Nigeria (Mr.)
- Czech Republic (Mr.)
- Netherlands (Ms.)
- Pakistan (Mr.)
- Indonesia (Ms.)
- Israel (Ms.)
- Syria (Mr.)
- Germany (Mr.)
- United Kingdom (Ms.)
- Canada (Mr.)
- Denmark (Mr.)
- Chile (Ms.)
- Brazil (Ms.)
- Malaysia (Ms.)
- Costa Rica (Ms.)
- France (Mr.)
- Australia (Ms.)
- Argentina (Mr.)
- Fiji (Ms.)
- Poland (Mr.)
- Colombia (Ms.)
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)
- South Africa (Mr.)
- Republic of Korea (Mr.)
- India (Mr.)
- Germany (Ms.)
- Iraq (Mr.)
- Egypt (Mr.)
- Iran (Mr.)
- Indonesia (Mr.)
- Cuba (Mr.)
- Australia (Ms.)
- Estonia (Ms.)
- Italy (Mr.)
- Kenya (Ms.)
- Malaysia (Ms.)
- Mexico (Mr.)
- Brazil (Ms.)
- Pakistan (Mr.)
- Czech Republic (Mr.)
- France (Mr.)
- China (Mr.)
- Costa Rica (Ms.)
- International Committee of the Red Cross (Ms.)
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
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