{"id":5686,"date":"2022-04-11T15:59:25","date_gmt":"2022-04-11T15:59:25","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/pp.itu.int\/?page_id=5686"},"modified":"2026-04-16T14:45:59","modified_gmt":"2026-04-16T14:45:59","slug":"newsroom","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/pp.itu.int\/2026\/en\/newsroom\/","title":{"rendered":"Newsroom"},"content":{"rendered":"    <section class=\"ituBanner bg smallheight\">\n        <div class=\"bgContainer \">\n            <img src=http:\/\/pp.itu.int\/2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2025\/08\/pp22-newsroom.jpg alt=\"Background decorative image\" \/>\n            <div class=\"ituContainer grid\">\n                <div class=\"content\" data-span=\"8\">\n                    <div class=\"main\">\n                        <h2 class=\"h1 white\">Newsroom<\/h2>\n                    <\/div>\n                    <div class=\"addInfo\"><\/div>\n                <\/div>\n            <\/div>\n        <\/div>\n    <\/section>\n\n\n    <div class=\"ituContainer grid\">\n        <div data-span=\"12\">\n                            <div class=\"ituContainer\">\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Press releases<\/h2>\n<\/div>                            <div class=\"ituContainer\">\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><div class=\"ituContainer\">\n<li>One-year countdown begins for next ITU Plenipotentiary Conference, 13 November 2025<br><a href=\"https:\/\/www.itu.int\/en\/mediacentre\/Pages\/PR-2025-11-13-PP26-announcement.aspx\" rel=\"noopener\">ITU\u2019s global membership prepares to meet in Doha to elect leadership and set four-year plans<\/a><\/li>\n<\/div>\n\n<div class=\"ituContainer\">\n<li>PP-26 Chair-designate nominated, 5 June 2024<br><a href=\"https:\/\/www.itu.int\/en\/mediacentre\/Pages\/PR-2024-06-05-pp26.aspx\" data-type=\"link\" data-id=\"https:\/\/www.itu.int\/en\/mediacentre\/Pages\/PR-2024-06-05-pp26.aspx\" rel=\"noopener\">Qatar\u2019s President of the Communications Regulatory Authority, Eng. Ahmad Abdulla AlMuslemani, nominated as Chair-designate for ITU\u2019s next Plenipotentiary Conference (PP-26)<\/a><\/li>\n<\/div>\n\n<div class=\"ituContainer\">\n<li>Qatar to host PP-26, 4 October 2022<br><a href=\"https:\/\/www.itu.int\/en\/mediacentre\/Pages\/PR-2022-04-10-PP26-host-city.aspx\" rel=\"noopener\">Member States of the UN specialized agency will gather in Doha to continue guiding the world\u2019s digital transformation<\/a><br><br><a href=\"https:\/\/www.itu.int\/en\/mediacentre\/Pages\/default.aspx\" rel=\"noopener\">All press releases<\/a><\/li>\n<\/div><\/ul>\n<\/div>                    <\/div>\n    <\/div>\n\n\n    <div class=\"ituContainer grid\">\n        <div data-span=\"12\">\n                            <div class=\"ituContainer\">\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Backgrounders<\/h2>\n<\/div>                            <div class=\"ituContainer\">\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><div class=\"ituContainer\">\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.itu.int\/en\/mediacentre\/backgrounders\/Pages\/election-process.aspx\" data-type=\"URL\" data-id=\"https:\/\/www.itu.int\/en\/mediacentre\/backgrounders\/Pages\/election-process.aspx\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">ITU\u2019s election process explained<\/a><\/li>\n<\/div>\n\n<div class=\"ituContainer\">\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.itu.int\/en\/mediacentre\/backgrounders\/Pages\/how-is-itu-funded.aspx\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">How is ITU funded?<\/a><\/li>\n<\/div>\n\n<div class=\"ituContainer\">\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.itu.int\/en\/mediacentre\/backgrounders\/Pages\/what-you-need-to-know-ahead-of-pp.aspx\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">What you need to know about PP-26<\/a><\/li>\n<\/div><\/ul>\n<\/div>                    <\/div>\n    <\/div>\n\n\n    <div class=\"ituContainer grid\">\n        <div data-span=\"12\">\n                            <div class=\"ituContainer\">\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">ITU News stories and commentary on PP-26<\/h2>\n<\/div>                            <div class=\"ituContainer\">\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><div class=\"ituContainer\">\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.itu.int\/en\/mediacentre\/backgrounders\/Pages\/how-is-itu-funded.aspx\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Qatar to host ITU Plenipotentiary Conference in 2026<\/a><br><br><a href=\"https:\/\/www.itu.int\/hub\/?s=pp-26\" rel=\"noopener\">All ITU News stories and commentary on PP-26<\/a><\/li>\n<\/div><\/ul>\n<\/div>                    <\/div>\n    <\/div>\n\n\n    <div class=\"ituContainer grid\">\n        <div data-span=\"12\">\n                            <div class=\"ituContainer\">\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Resources<\/h2>\n<\/div>                                <section>\n        <div class=\"ituContainer grid\">\n                                                        \n        <a class=\"ituCard anim\" data-span=\"3\" 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