Question: Recently United Nations General Assembly (UNGA) adopted a resolution on International Information Security initiated by which of the following country?
(a) USA
(b) China
(c) India
(d) Russia
Answer: (d)
Related facts:
- Russia came up with a resolution on international information security (IIS) which has been adopted by United Nations General Assembly (UNGA) on 5th December 2018, with an objective to provide efficient solutions for information security.
- For strengthening of IIS, new innovative decisions have been taken with the aim to protect the interests of all countries regardless of their level of technological development.
- This document is the world’s first code of conduct in the digital sphere includes a provisional list of 13 international rules, norms and principles of responsible behavior of states in this globe.
- Russia & India had combined their efforts so as to achieve egalitarian, comprehensive and transparent process on international information security by using information and communications technologies.
- The resolution was supported by several countries and co-authored by over 30 countries & opposed mainly by United States, countries of European Union.
Links:
https://www.business-standard.com/article/news-ani/unga-adopts-russian-resolution-on-international-information-security-118122801027_1.html http://www.mid.ru/en_GB/foreign_policy/news/-/asset_publisher/cKNonkJE02Bw/content/id/3437775