The ITU is one of the oldest international organizations still in operation, second only to the Central Commission for Navigation on the Rhine, which predates it by fifty years. It was … See more

Plenipotentiary Conference
The Plenipotentiary Conference is the supreme organ of the ITU. It is composed of all 193 ITU … See more

The World Summit on the Information Society (WSIS) was convened by the ITU along with UNESCO, UNCTAD, and UNDP, … See more

In December 2012, the ITU facilitated The World Conference on International Telecommunications 2012 (WCIT-12) in Dubai See more

The ITU comprises three sectors, each managing a different aspect of the matters covered by the ITU, as well as ITU Telecom. The sectors were created during the restructuring of … See more

The basic texts of the ITU are adopted by the ITU Plenipotentiary Conference. The founding document of the ITU was the 1865 International Telegraph Convention, which has since … See more

Member states
Membership of ITU is open to all member states of the United Nations. There are currently 193 member states of the ITU, including all UN member states except the Republic of Palau. The most recent member state to … See more