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  STATEMENT BY MALAYSIA AT

THE FOURTH SUBSTANTIVE SESSION OF THE OPEN-ENDED WORKING

GROUP ON SECURITY OF AND IN THE USE OF INFORMATION AND

COMMUNICATIONS TECHNOLOGIES 2021-2025  

ON  

HOW INTERNATIONAL LAW APPLIES TO THE USE OF 

INFORMATION AND COMMUNICATIONS TECHNOLOGIES BY STATES

[FROM PARA 1, GA RESOLUTION 75/240]  

 

8 MARCH 2023

NEW YORK   

 

 

Mr. Chair,  

 

1.      As Member States, we have collectively reaffirmed that “international law, in particular the Charter of the United Nations, is applicable and essential to maintaining peace, security and stability in the ICT environment”.   

 

2.      Malaysia is pleased that the present session has featured a substantive exchange of views on how international law applies in cyberspace, which is critical in moving the dialogue forward. We have also taken note of specific proposals put forward by several delegations on how the OEWG can best advance its work on this vital topic under its mandate, including through potential intersessional focused meetings in a hybrid format allowing for wide participation.   

 

3.      Many delegations have underlined the role of targeted capacity building in deepening Member States’ knowledge and expertise vis-à-vis the application of international law in cyberspace. This is important in ensuring that we leverage on our cumulative experience, and facilitate the active participation of the UN membership as a whole in the evolving discourse, with a view to reaching common understandings.       

 

Thank you.