A/RES/76/19
United Nations
General Assembly
Distr.: General
8 December 2021
Seventy-sixth session
Agenda item 95
Developments in the field of information and
telecommunications in the context of international security
Resolution adopted by the General Assembly
on 6 December 2021
[on the report of the First Committee (A/76/439, para. 7)]
76/19.
Developments in the field of information and telecommunications
in the context of international security, and advancing responsible
State behaviour in the use of information and
communications technologies
The General Assembly,
Recalling its resolutions 43/78 H of 7 December 1988, 53/70 of 4 December
1998, 54/49 of 1 December 1999, 55/28 of 20 November 2000, 56/19 of 29 November
2001, 57/53 of 22 November 2002, 58/32 of 8 December 2003, 59/61 of 3 December
2004, 60/45 of 8 December 2005, 61/54 of 6 December 2006, 62/17 of 5 December
2007, 63/37 of 2 December 2008, 64/25 of 2 December 2009, 65/41 of 8 December
2010, 66/24 of 2 December 2011, 67/27 of 3 December 2012, 68/243 of 27 December
2013, 69/28 of 2 December 2014, 70/237 of 23 December 2015, 71/28 of 5 December
2016, 73/27 of 5 December 2018, 73/266 of 22 December 2018, 74/28 and 74/29 of
12 December 2019, 75/32 of 7 December 2020 and 75/240 of 31 December 2020, as
well as its decisions 72/512 of 4 December 2017 and 75/564 of 28 April 2021,
Stressing that it is in the interest of all States to promote the use of information
and communications technologies for peaceful purposes and to prevent conflicts
arising from the use of information and communications technologies,
Recalling that a number of States are developing information and
communications technology capabilities for military purposes and that the use of
information and communications technologies in future conflicts between States is
becoming more likely,
Noting that considerable progress has been achieved in developing and applying
the latest information technologies and means of telecommunication,
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