A/RES/60/252 Acknowledging with appreciation the role played by the International Telecommunication Union in the organization of the two phases of the Summit, 1. Expresses its gratitude to the Government of Tunisia for having hosted the second phase of the World Summit on the Information Society in Tunis from 16 to 18 November 2005; Takes note of the note by the Secretary-General transmitting the report of 2. the Secretary-General of the International Telecommunication Union on the second phase of the Summit; 4 3. Endorses the Tunis Commitment and the Tunis Agenda for the Information Society adopted by the Summit at its second phase;4 4. Welcomes the contribution of Member States, relevant United Nations bodies and other intergovernmental organizations, non-governmental organizations, civil society and the private sector to the success of the Tunis phase of the Summit; Also welcomes the strong development orientation of the outcomes of 5. both the Geneva and the Tunis phases of the Summit, and urges their full implementation; Further welcomes progress achieved by the Summit towards a multi6. stakeholder approach in building a people-centred, inclusive and developmentoriented information society, and acknowledges that Governments could play an important role in that process; Welcomes the Digital Solidarity Fund, established in Geneva as an 7. innovative financial mechanism of a voluntary nature, open to interested stakeholders, with the objective of transforming the digital divide into digital opportunities for the developing world by focusing mainly on specific and urgent needs at the local level and seeking new voluntary sources of “solidarity” financing; Reiterates that the process towards enhanced cooperation to be started by 8. the Secretary-General will involve all relevant organizations and all stakeholders in their respective roles, as mentioned in paragraph 71 of the Tunis Agenda; Invites the Secretary-General, in an open and inclusive process, to 9. convene a new forum for multi-stakeholder policy dialogue called the Internet Governance Forum, in accordance with the decisions made at the Tunis phase of the Summit; 10. Welcomes the importance attached by the Summit, as reflected in the Tunis Agenda, to multi-stakeholder implementation at the international level, which should be organized taking into account the themes and action lines in the Geneva Plan of Action1 and moderated or facilitated by United Nations agencies, where appropriate; 11. Urges Member States, relevant United Nations bodies and other intergovernmental organizations, as well as non-governmental organizations, civil society and the private sector, to contribute actively, inter alia by initiating actions, where appropriate, to the implementation and follow-up of the outcomes of the Geneva and Tunis phases of the Summit; _______________ 4 2 See A/60/687.