# Global Digital Compact

## Statement on the Global Digital Compact, June 2024

In the lead-up to the [Summit of the Future](https://www.un.org/en/summit-of-the-future) in September 2024, a coalition of organisations are calling on the United Nations (UN) and its Member States to firmly commit to a human rights-based approach to internet governance within the [Global Digital Compact (GDC)](https://www.un.org/techenvoy/global-digital-compact). The GDC, aiming to promote an inclusive, open, sustainable, safe, and secure digital future for all, **must reflect and enhance international human rights standards - particularly concerning access to information, freedom of expression, and media freedom - and consider the media community as a key stakeholder in internet governance discussions.**

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## [Internet Society Global Digital Compact: Zero Draft Matrix](https://www.internetsociety.org/resources/doc/2024/global-digital-compact-zero-draft-matrix/)

This resource by the Internet Society collects the different versions of the Global Digital Compact identifying areas of concerns and oppurtunities for improvement for the new approaches for internet governance.