Today, Member States completed the election process that resulted in the following candidates being elected to the organization’s top five management posts:

• Mr Houlin Zhao of China was re-elected to the post of ITU Secretary-General.
• Mr Malcolm Johnson of the United Kingdom was re-elected to the post of ITU Deputy Secretary-General.
• Dr Chaesub Lee of the Republic of Korea was re-elected to the post of Director of ITU’s Telecommunication Standardization Bureau (TSB).
• Mr Mario Maniewicz of Uruguay was elected to the post of Director of ITU’s Radiocommunication Bureau (BR).
• Ms Doreen Bogdan-Martin of the United States was elected to the post of Director of ITU’s Telecommunication Development Bureau (BDT).

All election results can be found here. All highlights from the first week of PP-18 can be found here.

Read the blog on Mario Maniewicz, Director-elect of ITU’s Radiocommunication Bureau (BR), here.  Read the news flash here.

For the first time in the history of ITU Plenipotentiary Conferences, more women than men have been selected as Committee Chairs. What can be done to increase the proportion of women in leadership positions in the ICT sector? Watch the interview with two newly selected Committee Chairs here, and others.

High-ranking delegates from ITU Member States, for the most part Ministers responsible for telecommunications, have today finished the delivery of statements on general policy issues related to the basic functions and objectives of the Union. Policy statements have been made available here. 

The United Arab Emirates celebrates Flag Day every year on 3 November. PP-18 Delegates celebrated the Day in advance, inspired by children from the PP-18 Host Country.

Children from the United Arab Emirates celebrate Flag Day.

A look behind the scenes: As we gather to Connect the world, together, staff from the ITU Corporate Communications Team are doing their part to ensure the world is connected to the work of the conference through social media. Click here for all PP-18 highlights. Click here for more sneak peaks.

ITU photographers are always on the lookout for captivating images. All photo albums here.