
{"id":21251,"date":"2023-05-03T14:27:13","date_gmt":"2023-05-03T14:27:13","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/council.itu.int\/?page_id=21251"},"modified":"2026-03-09T15:07:21","modified_gmt":"2026-03-09T15:07:21","slug":"homepage","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/council.itu.int\/2026\/en\/","title":{"rendered":"ITU Council  2026 &#8211; Homepage"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<section class=\"ituBanner event\" style=\"background-color: transparent; background-image: linear-gradient(90deg, rgba(0,156,214,0.66) 0%, rgba(0,78,107,0.66) 100%), url(http:\/\/council.itu.int\/2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2023\/05\/Council23-homepage-banner-scaled.jpeg); background-repeat:no-repeat; background-position: center center;\">\n    <div class=\"bgContainer\">\n        <div class=\"ituContainer grid\">\n            <div class=\"content\" data-span=\"8\">\n                <h2 class=\"h2\">Welcome to<\/h1>\n                <img class=\"event-img\" src=http:\/\/council.itu.int\/2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2025\/10\/council-2026-white-black-logo.png alt=\"Event image\" \/>\n                <div class=\"date-and-location\">\n                                            <p>28 April &#8211; 8 May 2026<\/p>\n                                                                <p>Geneva, Switzerland<\/p>\n                                    <\/div>\n                <div class=\"buttons\">\n                                                        <\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                            <div class=\"announcement\" data-span=\"4\">\n                    <div class=\"border-top\"><\/div>\n                    <div class=\"title\">Announcement<\/div>\n                    <div class=\"message\">Registration to the information sessions and additional meetings of CWG-SFP and CWG-FHR, as well as to the ITU Council-26 is <a href=\"https:\/\/council.itu.int\/2026\/en\/participation\/\">open!<\/a><\/div>\n                <\/div>\n                    <\/div>\n    <\/div>\n<\/section>\n\n\n\n    <div class=\"ituContainer grid\">\n        <div data-span=\"12\">\n                                <section>\n        <div class=\"ituContainer grid\">\n            <div class=\"introduction\" data-span=\"8\">\n                <div>\n                <p style=\"word-wrap: break-word;\">\n                    The Council, composed of 48 ITU Member States, acts as the Union\u2019s governing body in the interval between plenipotentiary conferences. It considers broad telecommunication policy issues and ensures that the Union\u2019s strategy responds to changes in the telecommunication environment.                <\/p>\n                <\/div>\n                <p class=\"btnIntro\">\n                                    <\/p>\n            <\/div>\n                    <\/div>\n    <\/section>\n                    <\/div>\n    <\/div>\n\n\n    <div class=\"ituContainer grid\">\n        <div data-span=\"12\">\n                                <section>\n        <div class=\"ituContainer grid\">\n                                                        <a class=\"ituCard anim\" data-span=\"3\" href=\"https:\/\/council.itu.int\/2026\/en\/documents\/\" >\n                    <div class=\"content center\">\n                <div class=\"main\">\n                    <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/council.itu.int\/2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2024\/07\/ITU_Icons_Council_All-session-documents.svg\" class=\"icon\" alt=\"icon\" \/>\n                                            <p class=\"title\">Council-26<br>documents<\/p>\n                                                            <p><\/p>\n                                    <\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                    <\/a>\n    \n                                                        <a class=\"ituCard anim\" data-span=\"3\" href=\"https:\/\/council.itu.int\/2026\/en\/about\/working-groups\/\" >\n                    <div class=\"content center\">\n                <div class=\"main\">\n                    <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/council.itu.int\/2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2023\/07\/translate_tool-154.svg\" class=\"icon\" alt=\"icon\" \/>\n                                            <p class=\"title\">Council Working Groups and Expert Groups<\/p>\n                                                            <p><\/p>\n                                    <\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                    <\/a>\n    \n                                                        <a class=\"ituCard anim\" data-span=\"3\" href=\"https:\/\/council.itu.int\/2025\/en\/documents\/\" >\n                    <div class=\"content center\">\n                <div class=\"main\">\n                    <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/council.itu.int\/2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2024\/07\/ITU_Icons_Council_All-session-documents.svg\" class=\"icon\" alt=\"icon\" \/>\n                                            <p class=\"title\">Council-25<br>documents for reference<\/p>\n                                                            <p><\/p>\n                                    <\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                    <\/a>\n    \n                                                        <a class=\"ituCard anim\" data-span=\"3\" href=\"https:\/\/council.itu.int\/2026\/en\/participation\/remote-participation\/\" >\n                    <div class=\"content center\">\n                <div class=\"main\">\n                    <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/council.itu.int\/2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2023\/06\/ITU_Icons_Council_Remote-participation-page-.svg\" class=\"icon\" alt=\"icon\" \/>\n                                            <p class=\"title\">Remote participation<\/p>\n                                                            <p><\/p>\n                                    <\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                    <\/a>\n    \n                    <\/div>\n    <\/section>\n                    <\/div>\n    <\/div>\n\n\n    <section>\n        <div class=\"ituContainer grid \">\n                                <div class=\"ituCard bg hor alternating parent-side\" data-span=\"12\">\n        <img src=http:\/\/council.itu.int\/2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2023\/07\/53037951536_9502906020_c.jpg alt=\"Decorative image\" class=\"img-side\" \/>\n        <div class=\"content content-side\">\n            <div class=\"main\">\n                                    <p class=\"title\">Upcoming meetings<\/p>\n                                                    Details of all meetings related to the Council sessions, Council Working Groups and Expert Groups.                                                     <a href=\"http:\/\/council.itu.int\/2026\/en\/homepage\/upcoming-meetings\" class=\"ituBtn\" target=_self>\n                        More                    <\/a>\n                            <\/div>\n        <\/div>\n    <\/div>\n                    <\/div>\n    <\/section>\n\n\n    <section>\n        <div class=\"ituContainer grid fullWidthCards\">\n                                                        <a class=\"ituCard anim blueblurb\" data-span=\"4\" href=\"http:\/\/council.itu.int\/2026\/en\/homepage\/gender-responsive-council\" >\n                    <div class=\"content\">\n                <div class=\"main\">\n\n                                            <p class=\"title\">Gender-responsive Council<\/p>\n                                        <p>Key steps we are taking to integrate a gender perspective and promote gender equality at Council.<\/p>\n                <\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                    <\/a>\n    \n                                                        <a class=\"ituCard anim blueblurb\" data-span=\"4\" href=\"http:\/\/council.itu.int\/2026\/en\/homepage\/green-council\" >\n                    <div class=\"content\">\n                <div class=\"main\">\n\n                                            <p class=\"title\">Green Council<\/p>\n                                        <p>How you can help us reduce our environmental footprint at Council.<\/p>\n                <\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                    <\/a>\n    \n                                                        <a class=\"ituCard anim blueblurb\" data-span=\"4\" href=\"mailto:gbs@itu.int\" >\n                    <div class=\"content\">\n                <div class=\"main\">\n\n                                            <p class=\"title\">Contact the secretariat<\/p>\n                                        <p>How can we help you?<\/p>\n                <\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                    <\/a>\n    \n                    <\/div>\n    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