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STORY: UN / CYBERSECURITY
TRT: 02:22
SOURCE: UNIFEED
RESTRICTIONS: NONE
LANGUAGE: ENGLISH / NATS
DATELINE: 20 JUNE 2024, NEW YORK CITY / FILE
FILE – NEW YORK CITY
1. Wide shot, exterior, United Nations Headquarters
20 JUNE 2024, NEW YORK CITY
2. Wide shot, Security Council
3. SOUNDBITE (English) António Guterres, Secretary-General, United Nations:
“Digital technology offers an incredible opportunity to create a more just, equal, sustainable and peaceful future for all. But breakthroughs must be oriented towards the good. The New Agenda for Peace places prevention at the heart of all peace efforts.”
4. Wide shot, Security Council
5. SOUNDBITE (English) António Guterres, Secretary-General, United Nations:
“As reflected in the New Vision for the Rule of Law, the rule of law must exist in the digital sphere as it does in the physical world.”
6. Wide shot, Security Council
7. Wide shot, ambassadors walking to stakeout
8. SOUNDBITE (English) Cho Tae-yul, Foreign Minister, Republic of Korea:
“We take this opportunity to reaffirm our steadfast commitment to promoting an open, secure, stable, accessible and peaceful Information and Communication Technologies (ICTs) environment in compliance with international law.”
9. Wide shot, ambassadors at stakeout
10. SOUNDBITE (English) Cho Tae-yul, Foreign Minister, Republic of Korea:
“We express our deep concern over malicious cyber activities targeting critical infrastructure as they can cause cascading effects across borders and sectors including the healthcare, maritime, aviation, space, energy, and financial sectors. We are also concerned that impacts of malicious use of ICTs may have disproportionate effects on women and children, people in vulnerable situations, and citizens of States with less capacity to address cyber threats”
11. Wide shot, ambassadors at stakeout
12. SOUNDBITE (English) Cho Tae-yul, Foreign Minister, Republic of Korea:
“The linkage of cyber threats and international peace and security is evident, and the Security Council has a key role to play in addressing cyber threats, to fulfill its primary responsibility for maintenance of international peace and security.”
13. Wide shot, ambassadors at stakeout
14. SOUNDBITE (English) Cho Tae-yul, Foreign Minister, Republic of Korea:
“We also recognize the importance of the Council’s reaffirmation of the UN framework of responsible State behavior in the use of ICTs which was adopted by consensus of all United Nations Member States.”
15. Wide shot, ambassadors leaving stakeout
UN Secretary-General António Guterres said, “The rule of law must exist in the digital sphere as it does in the physical world.”
Addressing the Security Council’s high-level debate today (20 Jun) on peace and security in cyberspace, Guterres said, “Digital technology offers an incredible opportunity to create a more just, equal, sustainable and peaceful future for all. But breakthroughs must be oriented towards the good. The New Agenda for Peace places prevention at the heart of all peace efforts.”
Earlier this morning, Cho Tae-yul, Foreign Minister of the Republic of Korea, on behalf of 63 member States and the delegation of the European Union addressed the press reading a joint statement on the use of international information and communications technology (ITCs) in the context of international peace and security.
He said, “We take this opportunity to reaffirm our steadfast commitment to promoting an open, secure, stable, accessible and peaceful Information and Communication Technologies environment in compliance with international law.”
He also said, “We express our deep concern over malicious cyber activities targeting critical infrastructure as they can cause cascading effects across borders and sectors including the healthcare, maritime, aviation, space, energy, and financial sectors. We are also concerned that impacts of malicious use of ICTs may have disproportionate effects on women and children, people in vulnerable situations, and citizens of States with less capacity to address cyber threats”
He stated, “The linkage of cyber threats and international peace and security is evident, and the Security Council has a key role to play in addressing cyber threats, to fulfill its primary responsibility for maintenance of international peace and security.”
He stressed, “We also recognize the importance of the Council’s reaffirmation of the UN framework of responsible State behavior in the use of ICTs which was adopted by consensus of all United Nations Member States.”
He concluded by welcoming today’s Open Debate in the Security Council, as it gives opportunity for the Member States to initiate relevant discussion and present their views on the possible role of the Security Council in addressing the malicious use of ICTs.
The joint statement was delivered on behalf of the Republic of Korea, Albania, Andorra, Australia, Austria, Bahrain, Belgium, Bulgaria, Cambodia, Canada, Croatia, Cyprus, Czechia, Denmark, Ecuador, Estonia, Finland, France, Gambia, Germany, Georgia, Greece, Guyana, Hungary, Iceland, Ireland, Israel, Italy, Japan, Kiribati, Latvia, Liberia, Liechtenstein, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Malta, Marshall Islands, Montenegro, Morocco, Netherlands, New Zealand, North Macedonia, Norway, Palau, Peru, the Philippines, Poland, Portugal, Qatar, Republic of Moldova, Romania, Serbia, Sierra Leone, Slovakia, Slovenia, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, Türkiye, Ukraine, United Arab Emirates, United Kingdom, United States and the European Union.
