[governance] Re: Our plan on China-Russia-Tajikistan-Uzbekistan Proposal - Code of Conduct to UN SG

[Izumi AIZU]

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United Nations

*General Assembly*

*Sixty-sixth session*

Item 93 of the provisional agenda*

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*Developments in the field of information and telecommunications in the
context of international security*

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A/66/359



*Letter dated 12 September 2011 from the Permanent Representatives of China,
the Russian Federation, Tajikistan and Uzbekistan to the United Nations
addressed to the Secretary-General*



Recent years have witnessed the considerable progress achieved in developing
and applying the latest information and telecommunication technologies,
which could potentially be used for purposes that are inconsistent with the
objectives of maintaining international stability and security. It is of
great significance that the common challenges in the sphere of information
security should be dealt with through international cooperation and in the
spirit of mutual respect. To that end, China, Russia, Tajikistan and
Uzbekistan have jointly elaborated in the form of a potential General
Assembly resolution on an international code of conduct for information
security and call for international deliberations within the United Nations
framework on such an international code, with the aim of achieving the
earliest possible consensus on international norms and rules guiding the
behaviour of States in the information space (see annex).





It would be highly appreciated if you could circulate the present letter and
its annex as a document of the sixty-sixth session of the General Assembly,
under item 93 of the provisional agenda.

(*Signed*) *Li *Baodong Permanent Representative of the People’s Republic of
China to the United Nations

(*Signed*) Vitaly *Churkin *Permanent Representative of the Russian
Federation to the United Nations

(*Signed*) Sirodjidin *Aslov *Permanent Representative of the Republic of
Tajikistan to the United Nations

(*Signed*) Murad *Askarov *Permanent Representative of the Republic of
Uzbekistan to the United Nations





*Annex to the letter dated 12 September 2011 from the Permanent
Representatives of China, the Russian Federation, Tajikistan and Uzbekistan
to the United Nations addressed to the Secretary-General*



[Original: Chinese, English and Russian]

*International code of conduct for information security*

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*The General Assembly*,

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*Recalling *its resolutions on the role of science and technology in the
context of international security, in which, inter alia, it recognized that
scientific and technological developments could have both civilian and
military applications and that progress in science and technology for
civilian applications needed to be maintained and encouraged,

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*Noting *that considerable progress has been achieved in developing and
applying the latest information technologies and means of telecommunication,

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*Recognizing *the need to prevent the potential use of information and
communication technologies for purposes that are inconsistent with the
objectives of maintaining international stability and security and may
adversely affect the integrity of the infrastructure within States, to the
detriment of their security,

*Underlining *the need for enhanced coordination and cooperation among
States in combating the criminal misuse of information technologies and, in
that context, stressing the role that can be played by the United Nations
and other international and regional organizations,



*Highlighting *the importance of the security, continuity and stability of
the Internet and the need to protect the Internet and other information and
communications technology networks from threats and vulnerabilities, and
reaffirming the need for a common understanding of the issues of Internet
security and for further cooperation at the national and international
levels,



*Reaffirming *that policy authority for Internet-related public issues is
the sovereign right of States, which have rights and responsibilities for
international Internet-related public policy issues,

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*Recognizing *that confidence and security in the use of information and
communications technologies are among the main pillars of the information
society and that a robust global culture of cybersecurity needs to be
encouraged, promoted, developed and vigorously implemented, pursuant to
General Assembly resolution 64/211 of 21 December 2009, entitled “Creation
of a global culture of cybersecurity and taking stock of national efforts to
protect critical information infrastructures”,



*Stressing *the need for enhanced efforts to close the digital divide by
facilitating the transfer of information technology and capacity-building to
developing countries in the areas of cybersecurity best practices and
training, pursuant to resolution 64/211,

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*Adopts *the international code of conduct for information security as
follows:

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*Purpose and scope*


The purpose of the present code is to identify the rights and
responsibilities of States in information space, promote their constructive
and responsible behaviours and enhance their cooperation in addressing the
common threats and challenges in information space, so as to ensure that
information and communications technologies, including networks, are to be
solely used to benefit social and economic development and people’s
well-being, with the objective of maintaining international stability and
security.

Adherence to the code is voluntary and open to all States.

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*Code of conduct*



Each State voluntarily subscribing to the code pledges:



(a) To comply with the Charter of the United Nations and universally
recognized norms governing international relations that enshrine, inter
alia, respect for the sovereignty, territorial integrity and political
independence of all States, respect for human rights and fundamental
freedoms and respect for the diversity of history, culture and social
systems of all countries;



(b) Not to use information and communications technologies, including
networks, to carry out hostile activities or acts of aggression, pose
threats to international peace and security or proliferate information
weapons or related technologies;



(c) To cooperate in combating criminal and terrorist activities that use
information and communications technologies, including networks, and in
curbing the dissemination of information that incites terrorism,
secessionism or extremism or that undermines other countries’ political,
economic and social stability, as well as their spiritual and cultural
environment;



(d) To endeavour to ensure the supply chain security of information and
communications technology products and services, in order to prevent other
States from using their resources, critical infrastructures, core
technologies and other advantages to undermine the right of the countries
that have accepted the code of conduct, to gain independent control of
information and communications technologies or to threaten the political,
economic and social security of other countries;



(e) To reaffirm all the rights and responsibilities of States to protect, in
accordance with relevant laws and regulations, their information space and
critical information infrastructure from threats, disturbance, attack and
sabotage;



(f) To fully respect rights and freedom in information space, including
rights and freedom to search for, acquire and disseminate information on the
premise of complying with relevant national laws and regulations;



(g) To promote the establishment of a multilateral, transparent and
democratic international Internet management system to ensure an equitable
distribution of resources, facilitate access for all and ensure a stable and
secure functioning of the Internet;



(h) To lead all elements of society, including its information and
communication partnerships with the private sector, to understand their
roles and responsibilities with regard to information security, in order to
facilitate the creation of a culture of information security and the
protection of critical information infrastructures;



(i) To assist developing countries in their efforts to enhance capacity-
building on information security and to close the digital divide;



(j) To bolster bilateral, regional and international cooperation, promote
the important role of the United Nations in formulating international norms,
peaceful settlements of international disputes and improvements in
international cooperation in the field of information security, and enhance
coordination among relevant international organizations;



(k) To settle any dispute resulting from the application of the code through
peaceful means and to refrain from the threat or use of force.

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