<div dir="ltr"><div><div class="gmail_default" style="font-size:small"><i>[Another one that's just a summary. The issue this time is not Chatham House, but the UN's restrictive copyright. A lot of vocal m17m and IGF support.]</i></div><div><p style="margin:0.7em 0px;padding:0px;color:rgb(85,85,85);font-size:13px;line-height:1.4em;font-family:"Helvetica Neue",Helvetica,Arial,sans-serif"><a href="https://isoc.live/19420/" style="color:rgb(52,120,227);text-decoration-line:none"><img class="gmail-alignright gmail-size-medium gmail-wp-image-19424" src="https://i0.wp.com/isoc.live/wp-content/uploads/2025/06/un-pre-wsis20-1.jpg?resize=300%2C169&ssl=1" alt="ISOC LIVE" width="300" height="169" style="height: auto; max-width: 98%; border: 1px solid rgb(238, 238, 238); float: right; padding: 2px; margin: 0px 0px 2px 7px; display: block; clear: none; vertical-align: top;"></a><strong style="font-weight:bold"><a href="https://webtv.un.org/en/asset/k1u/k1uazgz716?kalturaStartTime=948&config[playback]={" style="color:rgb(52,120,227);text-decoration-line:none">UN Web TV</a></strong> | <strong style="font-weight:bold">SUMMARY <a href="https://archive.org/download/un-pre-wsis20-1/un-pre-wsis20-1.AR.SUMMARY.pdf" style="color:rgb(52,120,227);text-decoration-line:none">AR</a> / <a href="https://archive.org/download/un-pre-wsis20-1/un-pre-wsis20-1.EN.SUMMARY.pdf" style="color:rgb(52,120,227);text-decoration-line:none">EN</a> / <a href="https://archive.org/download/un-pre-wsis20-1/un-pre-wsis20-1.ES.SUMMARY.pdf" style="color:rgb(52,120,227);text-decoration-line:none">ES</a> / <a href="https://archive.org/download/un-pre-wsis20-1/un-pre-wsis20-1.FR.SUMMARY.pdf" style="color:rgb(52,120,227);text-decoration-line:none">FR</a> / <a href="https://archive.org/download/un-pre-wsis20-1/un-pre-wsis20-1.RU.SUMMARY.pdf" style="color:rgb(52,120,227);text-decoration-line:none">RU</a> / <a href="https://archive.org/download/un-pre-wsis20-1/un-pre-wsis20-1.ZH.SUMMARY.pdf" style="color:rgb(52,120,227);text-decoration-line:none">ZH</a></strong><br><strong style="font-weight:bold"><a href="https://archive.org/details/un-pre-wsis20-1" style="color:rgb(52,120,227);text-decoration-line:none">ARCHIVE</a> | <a href="https://isoc.live/19420/" style="color:rgb(52,120,227);text-decoration-line:none">PERMALINK</a></strong></p><p style="margin:0.7em 0px;padding:0px;color:rgb(85,85,85);font-size:13px;line-height:1.4em;font-family:"Helvetica Neue",Helvetica,Arial,sans-serif">On <strong style="font-weight:bold">30 May 2025</strong>, the <strong style="font-weight:bold"><a href="https://www.un.org/en/desa" style="color:rgb(52,120,227);text-decoration-line:none">United Nations Department of Economic and Social Affairs</a> </strong>(UN DESA) convened the <strong style="font-weight:bold"><a href="https://publicadministration.desa.un.org/wsis20/1stPreparatoryMeetingStocktakingSession" style="color:rgb(52,120,227);text-decoration-line:none">1st Preparatory Meeting and Stocktaking session of the WSIS+20 General Assembly Overall Review</a></strong> at the UN HQ in New York City. In <strong style="font-weight:bold"><a href="https://digitallibrary.un.org/record/4080263/files/A_RES_79_277-EN.pdf" style="color:rgb(52,120,227);text-decoration-line:none">Resolution 79/2775</a></strong>, adopted in March 2025, the General As<span class="gmail_default" style="font-size:small"></span>sembly decided to conclude the overall review of the implementation of WSIS outcomes, known as WSIS+20, with a two-day <strong style="font-weight:bold"><a href="https://publicadministration.desa.un.org/wsis20/GA%20High-Level-Meeting" style="color:rgb(52,120,227);text-decoration-line:none">high-level meeting</a></strong> to be held on 16–17 December 2025. The preparatory meetings, with inputs from all relevant WSIS stakeholders, are to discuss expectations and inform the intergovernmental process.</p><p style="margin:0.7em 0px;padding:0px;color:rgb(85,85,85);font-size:13px;line-height:1.4em;font-family:"Helvetica Neue",Helvetica,Arial,sans-serif"><strong style="font-weight:bold">Co-facilitators</strong><br><strong style="font-weight:bold">H.E. Ms. Suela Janina</strong>, Permanent Representative of Albania<br><strong style="font-weight:bold">H.E. Mr. Ekitela Lokaale</strong>, Permanent Representative of Kenya</p></div><div dir="ltr" class="gmail_signature"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><br>-</div></div></div><br clear="all"></div><div><br></div><span class="gmail_signature_prefix">-- </span><br><div dir="ltr" class="gmail_signature" data-smartmail="gmail_signature"><div dir="ltr"><div><div dir="ltr"><div><div>--------------------------------------<br>Joly MacFie  +1<span title="Call with Google Voice">2185659365</span> </div><div>--------------------------------------</div>-</div></div></div></div></div></div>