AMN / LONDON
In a landmark declaration at the end of Commonwealth Heads of Government Meeting (CHOGM) in London, the member countries have unanimously agreed to take action on cybersecurity by 2020.
The leaders of 53 countries agreed to work closely to evaluate and strengthen their cybersecurity frameworks and response mechanisms.
A release issued last night termed the declaration as the world’s largest and most geographically diverse inter-governmental commitment on cybersecurity cooperation.
It followed an announcement by the UK government pledging up to 15 million pounds to help the Commonwealth nations strengthen their cybersecurity capabilities. It also aims to tackle criminal groups and hostile state actors who pose a global threat to security.
The leaders also expressed their strong support for the multilateral trading system and adopted a six-point connectivity agenda to boost trade and investment links across the Commonwealth.
They also agreed on a bold, coordinated push to protect oceans from the effects of climate change, pollution and over-fishing.
The final day of #CHOGM2018 saw Leaders from around #ourCommonwealth meet at Windsor Castle, a breakfast to highlight the power of sport and its contributions to achieving #SDGs and declarations on #cybersecurity, #trade, #innovation, the #BlueCharter and #CommonwealthElections pic.twitter.com/pEsDZTfSgl
— The Commonwealth (@commonwealthsec) April 20, 2018