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The conference also elected the 48 members of the ITU Council and the 12 members of the Radio Review Board<ref>{{cite press release |author=<!-- not stated --> |date=03 October 2022 |title=Elections completed for ITU Council and Radio Regulations Board |url=https://www.itu.int/en/mediacentre/Pages/PR-2022-3-10-ITU-Council-RRB.aspx |location= |publisher=[[ITU]] |agency= |access-date=}}</ref>. Additionally, the conference chose Doha, Qatar, as the site of the 2026 Plenipotentiary Conference.<ref>{{cite press release |author=<!-- not stated --> |date=04 October 2022 |title=Qatar to host ITU Plenipotentiary Conference in 2026 |url=https://www.itu.int/en/mediacentre/Pages/PR-2022-04-10-PP26-host-city.aspx |location= |publisher=[[ITU]] |agency= |access-date=}}</ref> |
The conference also elected the 48 members of the ITU Council and the 12 members of the Radio Review Board<ref>{{cite press release |author=<!-- not stated --> |date=03 October 2022 |title=Elections completed for ITU Council and Radio Regulations Board |url=https://www.itu.int/en/mediacentre/Pages/PR-2022-3-10-ITU-Council-RRB.aspx |location= |publisher=[[ITU]] |agency= |access-date=}}</ref>. Additionally, the conference chose Doha, Qatar, as the site of the 2026 Plenipotentiary Conference.<ref>{{cite press release |author=<!-- not stated --> |date=04 October 2022 |title=Qatar to host ITU Plenipotentiary Conference in 2026 |url=https://www.itu.int/en/mediacentre/Pages/PR-2022-04-10-PP26-host-city.aspx |location= |publisher=[[ITU]] |agency= |access-date=}}</ref> |
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=== PP-26 === |
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The 2026 Plenipotentiary Conference (PP-26) will be held from 9 to 27 November 2026 in [[Doha]], [[Qatar]].<ref>{{cite web |url=https://pp.itu.int/2026/en/ |website=PP-26 |publisher=International Telecommunications Union |access-date=23 December 2025}}</ref> |
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| Date | 26 September 2022– 8 October 2022 |
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| Participants | Member states of the International Telecommunication Union |
| Website | https://pp22.itu.int/en/ |
The Plenipotentiary Conference (PP) is the highest policy-making meeting of the International Telecommunication Union (ITU). It is composed of all 194 ITU Member states and meets every four years.
The Conference determines the policies, direction and activities of the ITU, as well as electing the members of other ITU organizations, and positions at the secretariat, namely the Secretary-General, the Deputy Secretary-General, and the Directors of the ITU's three technical bureaus: Radiocommunication, Standardization, and Development.[1][2] The Plenipotentiary Conference also elects 48 Member States to serve on the ITU Council and 12 Member States to serve on the Radio Regulations Board (RRB).
Sessions
PP-14
The 2014 Plenipotentiary Conference (PP-14) was held 20 October to 7 November 2014 in Busan (Republic of Korea).[3]
PP-18
The 2018 Plenipotentiary Conference (PP-18) was held from 29 October until 16 November in Dubai (United Arab Emirates).[4] The conference elected the following ITU officers at the secretariat:
- Secretary-General: Houlin Zhao (2nd term)
- Deputy Secretary-General: Malcolm Johnson (2nd term)
- Director of the Radiocommunication Bureau: Mario Maniewicz (1st term)
- Director of the Standardization Bureau: Chaesub Lee (2nd term)
- Director of the Development Bureau: Doreen Bogdan-Martin (1st term)
PP-22
The 2022 Plenipotentiary Conference (PP-22) was held from 26 September until 8 October in Bucharest, Romania. The conference elected the following ITU officers[5]:
- Secretary-General: Doreen Bogdan-Martin (1st term)
- Deputy Secretary-General: Tomas Lamanauskas (1st term)
- Director of the Radiocommunication Bureau (ITU-R): Mario Maniewicz (2nd term)
- Director of the Standardization Bureau (ITU-T): Seizo Onoe (first term)
- Director of the Development Bureau (ITU-D): Cosmas Luckyson Zavazava (first term)
The conference also elected the 48 members of the ITU Council and the 12 members of the Radio Review Board[6]. Additionally, the conference chose Doha, Qatar, as the site of the 2026 Plenipotentiary Conference.[7]
PP-26
The 2026 Plenipotentiary Conference (PP-26) will be held from 9 to 27 November 2026 in Doha, Qatar.[8]
References
- ↑ Helmut, Volger (2010). Helmut, Volger (ed.). A Concise Encyclopedia of the United Nations. Leiden: Martinus Nijhoff Publishers. pp. 458–61. ISBN 9789004180048.
- ↑ Manhire, Vanessa, ed. (2018). United Nations Handbook (56th ed.). Wellington: Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Trade of New Zealand. pp. 344–47. ISSN 0110-1951.
- ↑ "ITU Plenipotentiary Conference 2014 (PP-14)". ITU. Archived from the original on 2022-01-22. Retrieved 2022-01-22.
- ↑ "PP-18, the ITU Plenipotentiary Conference 2018". ITU Plenipotentiary Conference 2018 (PP-18). Archived from the original on 2022-01-22. Retrieved 2022-01-22.
- ↑ "Next ITU leadership team elected" (Press release). ITU. 30 September 2022.
- ↑ "Elections completed for ITU Council and Radio Regulations Board" (Press release). ITU. 03 October 2022.
{{cite press release}}: Check date values in:|date=(help) - ↑ "Qatar to host ITU Plenipotentiary Conference in 2026" (Press release). ITU. 04 October 2022.
{{cite press release}}: Check date values in:|date=(help) - ↑ PP-26. International Telecommunications Union https://pp.itu.int/2026/en/. Retrieved 23 December 2025.
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