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NOTIFICATION
Issue No. 1704
(July 2026)
OFFICIAL PUBLICATION OF THE INTERNATIONAL TELECOMMUNICATION UNION

I. Member States:

Kingdom of Bahrain

The Government of the Kingdom of Bahrain has withdrawn the following declarations from the following Treaties:

Treaties: Withdrawn
declarations:
1 Constitution and Convention of the International Telecommunication Union (Geneva, 1992) 63
2 Final Acts of the Plenipotentiary Conference (Busan, 2014) 49
3 Final Acts of the Plenipotentiary Conference (Dubai, 2018) 52
4 Instruments amending the Constitution and the Convention of the International Telecommunication Union (Geneva, 1992) adopted by the Plenipotentiary Conference (Antalya, 2006) 59
5 Instruments amending the Constitution and the Convention of the International Telecommunication Union (Geneva, 1992) adopted by the Plenipotentiary Conference (Guadalajara, 2010) 35
6 Instruments amending the Constitution and the Convention of the International Telecommunication Union (Geneva, 1992) adopted by the Plenipotentiary Conference (Kyoto, 1994) 26
7 Instruments amending the Constitution and the Convention of the International Telecommunication Union (Geneva, 1992) adopted by the Plenipotentiary Conference (Marrakesh, 2002) 27
8 Instruments amending the Constitution and the Convention of the International Telecommunication Union (Geneva, 1992) adopted by the Plenipotentiary Conference (Minneapolis, 1998) 40
9 International Telecommunication Regulations adopted by the World Conference on International Telecommunications (Dubai, 2012) 54
10 Plenipotentiary Conference (Nice, 1989) 15
11 Regional Agreement (Geneva, 2006) (RRC-06) 37
12 World Administrative Radio Conference, Geneva, 1983 (MOB-83) 21
13 World Administrative Radio Conference, Geneva, 1985 (ORB-85) 11
14 World Administrative Radio Conference, Geneva, 1988 (ORB-88) 16
15 World Administrative Radio Conference, Málaga-Torremolinos, 1992 (WARC-92) 45
16 World Radiocommunication Conference (Geneva, 2007) (WRC-2007) 85
17 World Radiocommunication Conference (Geneva, 2012) (WRC-2012) 79
18 World Radiocommunication Conference (Geneva, 2015) (WRC-2015) 87
19 World Radiocommunication Conference (Sharm el-Sheikh, 2019) (WRC-2019) 68
20 World Radiocommunication Conference, Geneva, 1997 (WRC-97) 10

Such withdrawal was communicated through a letter from the Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Kingdom of Bahrain, which was deposited with the Secretary-General of the International Telecommunication Union on 11 November 2021.

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Position of Member States in relation to the Acts of the Union

Final Acts of the World Radiocommunication Conference, Dubai 2023, (WRC-2023). The Government of Canada confirmed the Declarations and Reservations made at the time of the Signature of the Final Acts

Canada

The Government of Canada has ratified the Final Acts of the World Radiocommunication Conference, Dubai 2023, (WRC-2023). The Government of Canada confirmed the Declarations and Reservations made at the time of the Signature of the Final Acts. The Instrument of ratification was deposited with the Secretary-General on 16/07/2026.

Country Change of Name

Previous DenominationNew Denomination
Republic of NauruRepublic of Naoero

New Denominations

Previous DenominationNew DenominationCategory
Ministry of Energy, HungaryMinistry of Science and Technology, HungaryADMIN

Administrative Changes

Member StateNamePosition
HungaryHis Excellency Mr. Zoltán TanácsMinister, Ministry of Science and Technology
Iraq (Republic of)His Excellency Mr. Mustafa Jabbar SanadMinister, Ministry of Communications
Kenya (Republic of) Mr. David MugonyiDirector General, Communications Authority of Kenya (CA)
Kiribati (Republic of) Mr. Wayne ReiherDirector of National ICT, Ministry of Information, Communications and Transport
Madagascar (Republic of)His Excellency Mr. Mahefa AndriamampiadanaMinistre, Ministère du Développement Numérique, des Postes et des Télécommunications
Papua New GuineaHis Excellency Mr. Robert NaguriMinister, Ministry of Information and Communications Technology
Saint Vincent and the GrenadinesHis Excellency Mr. Phillip JacksonMinister, Ministry of Education, Vocational Training, Innovation, Digital Transformation & Information
Syrian Arab Republic Mr. Khaled Al HomsiDirector General, Syrian Telecommunications and Post Regulatory Authority

II. ITU Sector Membership 1:

New Sector Members

NameCategoryITU-RITU-TITU-DUnit(s)
Tornet General Trading and Communication Services, Iraq (Republic of)SIO X1/16

New Associates

NameCategoryStudy Group
3aref.com, Kuwait (State of)OTHER ENTITYITU-D SG2 - Digital transformation
Astroscale Japan Inc., JapanSIOITU-R SG4 - Satellite services
NYOCOR Co., Ltd, China (People's Republic of)OTHER ENTITYITU-T SG21 - Technologies for multimedia, content delive
Shenzhen Shokz Co., Ltd., China (People's Republic of)SIOITU-T SG12 - Performance, QoS and QoE
Terraspark S.a.r.l., LuxembourgSIOITU-R SG1 - Spectrum management

New Academia, Universities and Associated Research Establishments

Name
King Prajadhipok’s Institute (KPI), Thailand
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Radiocommunication Sector (ITU-R)
Telecommunication Standardization Sector (ITU-T)
Telecommunication Development Sector (ITU-D)