# 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.** {% embed url="" %} ## [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. --- # Agent Instructions: Querying This Documentation If you need additional information that is not directly available in this page, you can query the documentation dynamically by asking a question. Perform an HTTP GET request on the current page URL with the `ask` query parameter: ``` GET https://policy-advocacy.gfmd.info/policies-and-legislation/global-digital-compact.md?ask= ``` The question should be specific, self-contained, and written in natural language. The response will contain a direct answer to the question and relevant excerpts and sources from the documentation. Use this mechanism when the answer is not explicitly present in the current page, you need clarification or additional context, or you want to retrieve related documentation sections.