United Nations Office for Disarmament Affairs

Relevant Agency, Body or Position
Intergovernmental Organisation
Role in Cyber Policy Matters
  • Specialized Agency
Year Established
1998
Description
  • Established in January 1998 as the Department of Disarmament Affairs, the United Nations Office for Disarmament Affairs provides substantive and organizational support for norm-setting in the area of disarmament through the work of the General Assembly and its First Committee, the Disarmament Commission, the Conference on Disarmament and other bodies.
  • Provides support for multilateral discussions, including the Group of Governmental Experts on Developments in the Field of Information and Telecommunications in the Context of International Security, which has been on the UN agenda since the Russian Federation in 1998 first introduced a draft resolution in the First Committee of the UN General Assembly.
Source Link 1
https://www.un.org/disarmament/ict-security