A/76/187 condoned by States. Furthermore, malicious cyberactivities can have unintended effects on Switzerland and result in collateral damage. As threat actors continue to develop techniques and tools to undermine and manipulate legitimate software, attacks on the supply chain are of particular concern. Switzerland actively participated and contributed to the sixth Group of Governmental Experts (2019 to 2021) and the Open-Ended Working Group (2019 to 2021) pertaining to international cyberstability and aiming to strengthen th e implementation of the United Nations framework for responsible behaviour of States in cyberspace. Switzerland is convinced that the application of international law, including human rights law and international humanitarian law, voluntary non-binding norms, confidence-building measures and capacity-building are key to ensuring and maintaining international cybersecurity. The Permanent Representative of Switzerland to the United Nations in New York chaired the Open-ended Working Group. Under his chairship, the Group agreed on a consensus outcome report in March 2021 (A/75/816). Switzerland is engaged with the International Telecommunications Union, in particular in its consultations on the guidelines for the utilization of the Global Cybersecurity Agenda, with the aim of building coherence with other processes at the United Nations level. Switzerland is committed to advancing the role of the Organization for Security and Cooperation in Europe (OSCE) in promoting cyberstability and actively participates in its informal working group on cybersecurity. Since the establishment of the OSCE mandate to develop and implement confidence-building measures, Switzerland has increased transparency on its own cyberposture by sharing information on national structures, organizations and policies at the regular informal working group meetings, through platforms maintained by OSCE and the OSCE Communications Network. Together with Germany, Switzerland has also continued its engagement to operationalize the information and consultation mechanism enshrined in confidence-building measure No. 3. Switzerland is a State party to the Council of Europe Convention on Cybercrime and considers its implementation and practical application as crucial in the fight against cybercrime. Switzerland is participating in the negotiations on a second additional protocol to the Convention, which is aimed at enhancing international cooperation. Bilaterally, Switzerland holds regular political consultations with countries on cyberrelated issues. Switzerland joined the Freedom Online Coalition in 2019 as its thirty -first member. Switzerland strongly believes that the same rights that people have offline must also be protected online. The Freedom Online Coalition is a key initiative to strengthening engagement among all stakeholders in order to protect human rights and fundamental freedoms in the Internet age. Switzerland also supports the efforts of the Freedom Online Coalition financially. In 2019, Switzerland launched a legal expert dialogue on how international law applies in cyberspace. In 2021, Switzerland will continue this effort to foster common understanding of how international law applies, with a focus on the application of international humanitarian law in cyberspace. In 2018, Switzerland launched the Geneva Dialogue on Responsible Behaviour in Cyberspace, which provides a multi-stakeholder platform for discussions on the roles and responsibilities regarding international cybers tability. Since 2020, the Geneva Dialogue has been focusing on the role of businesses in implementing the norms agreed at the international level. 26/46 21-10045