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• In United Nations multilateral forums, Canada has been working to advance
norms and standards, and has been urging States to respect their human rights
obligations. This includes addressing information and communications
technology-facilitated violence against women and girls and ensuring their
safety and personal integrity in both offline and online contexts. Canada has
sought to advance these objectives in various ways, including by leading a
resolution at the Human Rights Council on eliminating violence against women
and girls in digital contexts.
• Guided by its 2017 defence policy, Strong, Secure, Engaged, Canada is working
to deter and respond to malicious cyberactivity, including by leveraging its
cybercapabilities in support of military operations. The Canadian Armed Forces
active cybercapability is subject to the same rigour as other military capabilities,
including applicable domestic and international laws and obligations and rules
of engagement.
• At the June 2018 Charlevoix Summit, Group of Seven leaders announced the
creation of the Rapid Response Mechanism. The Mechanism is mandated to
coordinate Group of Seven efforts to identify and respond to diverse and
evolving threats to our democracies, including disinformation, through
information-sharing and analysis, and identifying opportunities for coordinated
responses. The Mechanism is meant to address a broad spectrum of threats to
democracy, for the benefit of Group of Seven members and the broader
international community.
Some other ongoing international efforts include:
• Since 2015, Canada has committed over $4 million to support cybersecurity
capacity-building projects. Canada has also funded the participation of female
diplomats from the Americas in the Open-ended Working Group, as part of the
Women in Cyber fellowship programme, which aims to promote the meaningful
participation of women in United Nations cybernegotiations.
• Canada supports North Atlantic Treaty Organization efforts to strengthen the
cyberdefence of the alliance and of individual allies.
• Canada has been working on implementing confidence-building measures in
various forums, including the Organization for Security and Cooperation in
Europe, the Organization of American States and the Regional Forum of the
Association of Southeast Asian Nations.
• Canada is an active member of the Freedom Online Coalition, an international
multilateral organization that promotes human rights online, where it chairs a
multi-stakeholder task force on artificial intelligence and human rights.
Canada remains committed to advancing global efforts to ensure security and
stability in cyberspace, for the benefit of all.
Colombia
[Original: Spanish]
[29 May 2020]
In accordance with General Assembly resolution 74/28, entitled “Advancing
responsible State behaviour in cyberspace in the context of international security”,
Colombia, taking into account the assessments and recommendations contained in the
reports of the Group of Governmental Experts on Developments in the Field of
Information and Telecommunications in the Context of International Security, is
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