As the global community continued to face challenges related to cybercrime and cybersecurity, the inter-agency mechanisms continued to address the impact of these challenges. Within the UN system, internal coordination efforts related to cybersecurity deepened in 2014 with both High-Level Committees of the CEB agreeing to take specific steps to ensure a secure internal technology environment. UN system organizations agreed to coordinate activities in areas such as coping with cyberthreats and avoiding duplication of cybersecurity activities.
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CEB: Strengthening policy coherence and coordination 23.02.2017
In 2014, CEB pursued a number of initiatives for advancing policy coherence and programmatic coordination, in particular in the areas of youth employment, cybercrime and cybersecurity, and climate change. Those system-wide activities were carried out in response to intergovernmental mandates, including General Assembly resolutions 68/130, 68/243, 68/212.
CEB: Information and communications technology 23.02.2017
The United Nations system took further steps to enhance operational coherence in the area of information and communications technology by building on past projects and charting new territory. Building on the successful pilot of a United Nations system global contact directory, this system became operational during the reporting period, with organizations joining to make their contact information available using the jointly managed secure and sustainable platform.
CEB: Addressing cybercrime and cybersecurity 23.02.2017
The interconnected nature of modern society accelerates commerce, opens vast opportunities for development and connects individuals across the globe on an unprecedented scale. However, the same technologies that Governments, private-sector enterprises and a growing proportion of the world’s population depend upon every day also bring risks for security and privacy.
CEB: Strengthening policy coherence and coordination 23.02.2017
In 2013, CEB pursued a number of initiatives for advancing policy coherence and programmatic coordination, in particular in the areas of international migration and development, youth, human rights, cybercrime and cybersecurity, and climate change.
CEB: Addressing cybercrime and cybersecurity 23.02.2017
The interconnected nature of modern society accelerates commerce, opens vast opportunities for development and connects individuals across the globe on an unprecedented scale. However, the same technologies that Governments, private-sector enterprises and a growing proportion of the world’s population depend upon every day also bring risks for security and privacy.
CEB: Strengthening policy coherence and coordination 23.02.2017
In 2013, CEB pursued a number of initiatives for advancing policy coherence and programmatic coordination, in particular in the areas of international migration and development, youth, human rights, cybercrime and cybersecurity, and climate change.