WSIS+20 Review
20 Years of the implementation of the WSIS Process
The WSIS+20 Review, concluded at the United Nations General Assembly in December 2025, marked two decades of global efforts to build a people centred, inclusive and development oriented information society. The Outcome Document (A/RES/80/173) of the High-Level Meeting of the General Assembly on the overall review of the implementation of the outcomes of the World Summit on the Information Society was adopted by consensus on 17 December 2025.
📌 UNGIS‑Related Mandates in A/RES/80/173:
- ¶67 — Financing mechanisms: establish an internal task force (report to CSTD in 2027)
- ¶113 — Action Line roadmaps: coordinate with UNGIS
- ¶121 — Strengthen UNGIS; ITU secretariat; annual rotating Chair; expand membership
- ¶122 — Joint implementation road map: request to UNGIS (deliver to CSTD in 2026)
UN in Action for Digital Cooperation
UNGIS side event on the sidelines of the WSIS+20 UNGA High-Level Meeting
This UNGIS side event, held ahead of the WSIS+20 High-Level Meeting of the United Nations General Assembly on 16–17 December, highlighted how UNGIS strengthened digital cooperation across the UN system and supported Member States in harnessing digital technologies for inclusive and sustainable development.
UNGIS Statement at CSTD Intersessional Panel 2025-2026
WSIS+20 Review
Through its work, UNGIS supports UN system’s efforts to help bridge digital divides, strengthen capacities, and align digital transformation efforts with the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development. Its members also co-organize and contribute to the annual WSIS Forum, which remains the UN system’s principal platform for multistakeholder dialogue and review of digital development.
Over the past year, UNGIS coordinated the collective inputs of its member agencies to the WSIS+20 Elements Paper and stands ready to adapt to the final outcome of the WSIS+20 Review and decisions by the Chief Executives Board.
UNGIS meeting with the WSIS+20 Co-Facilitators
on the sidelines of the CSTD Inter-sessional Panel 2025–2026
The UNGIS meeting with the WSIS+20 Co-Facilitators was held on the sidelines of the CSTD 2025–2026 Intersessional Panel. H.E. Ms. Suela Janina, Ambassador and Permanent Representative of Albania to the United Nations, was present on-site. UNGIS members present in this meeting include UNCTAD, ITU, UNESCO, UN Women, UPU, WHO, UNDESA, ILO, ODET, OHCHR. The meeting was hybrid and discussed Revision 1 of the WSIS+20 Outcome Document.
17 November 2025, 11:30–12:30 (CET)
Palais des Nations, Geneva, Switzerland
This document is the official response submitted by the United Nations Group on the Information Society (UNGIS) to the WSIS+20 Review Elements Paper. UNGIS reaffirms its commitment to the WSIS vision of a people-centred, inclusive, and development-oriented Information Society, and supports efforts to ensure its continued relevance and impact in the context of rapid digital transformation.
