meeting on cyber stability.
It also contributes to regional cooperation – for example, the OSCE’s confidence-building measures for cyberspace have been composed based on 2013 and 2015 GGE reports. In 2021, the most recent GGE agreed on a substantial report not only confirming previous achievements but also adding an extra layer for understanding and implementing the existing framework, including the 11 voluntary cyber norms established with the 2015 report.
Estonia was one of the most active members of the 2019-2021 UN Open-ended Working Group (OEWG). The work of this group also concluded with an important report, by which all UN member states reiterated the validity of the existing framework. These feats pave the way for further discussions at the First Committee of the UN.
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Estonia also raised awareness of cybersecurity as an elected member of the UN Security Council in 2020-2021.
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In March 2020, Estonia, alongside the United States and the United Kingdom, raised a malicious cyber incident against Georgia at a formal meeting of the Security Council. It was the first time the Security Council formally discussed specific cyber operations.
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For the first time in history, the UN Security Council officially discussed cybersecurity at an open debate during Estonia’s second presidency in June 2021.
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We were also pioneers with our informal virtual meeting on 22 May 2020: the stability of cyberspace had never been discussed as a separate topic at the Security Council.
