13 PRIORITY 5 – INTERNATIONAL COOPERATION This is the second pillar that cuts across all the other pillars of the GCA. We feel nations should pay special attention to the following: 13.1 COOPERATIVE INTERNATIONAL EFFORTS The ITU Global Cybersecurity Agenda is an international cooperation tool. A growing coalition of nations regards the GCA as critical to engaging all relevant stakeholders in a concerted effort to build confidence and security in the information society. As we discussed in section 4.5, the ITU has struck significant partnerships under the GCA. We also noted that cybersecurity has concerned the United Nations for many years. The United Nations Chief Executives Board (CEB) recently resolved to elaborate a UN-wide strategy for cybersecurity. The CEB nominated the ITU and UNODC as the lead UN agencies for cybersecurity and cybercrime respectively. We earlier noted that the ITU and UNODC signed a MoU to mitigate the risks posed by cybercrime. In the long-term, the United Nations to reduce further duplication of effort by using the expertise of existing 57 bodies such as OSCE . It is also important to involve other groups at the global level 58 59 60 61 such as INTERPOL, NATO , OECD , IPU and UNDESA . 57 Organization for Security and Co-operation in Europe (OSCE) North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) 59 Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD) 60 Inter-Parliamentary Union (IPU) 61 United Nations Department of Economic and Social Affairs (UNDESA) 58 70