On February 13th and March 1st, the United Nations Permanent Representatives of Rwanda and Sweden as Co-facilitators of the Global Digital Compact (GDC) held informal consultations with member states and stakeholders.
The Global Network Initiative (GNI) welcomes the opportunity to participate in the ongoing consultations to inform the zero draft of the GDC. At the core of GNI’s mission, governance, and work is a commitment to the inclusion of a broad diversity of voices and views and a shared belief in the values and principles established in international human rights law. Our interventions focused on ensuring multistakeholder engagement, reinforcing the international human rights framework to strengthen digital cooperation, and building on the existing work of the UN and its specialized agencies around internet governance to avoid duplication of efforts.
Read the First Intervention by GNI’s Executive Director, Jason Pielemeier
Read the Second Statement by GNI’s Executive Director, Jason Pielemeier