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Governance

Global standards require representative governance, technical independence and accountable review. Every body below is shown at its actual status — proposed, until formally constituted.

Proposed governing bodies

Assembly, Council, Secretariat and independent oversight

BodyComposition / roleKey functions
Assembly of Participating StatesGovernment delegations after formal participation is documented.Adopt standards; approve strategy and budget; elect or appoint governance bodies; approve conventions/amendments according to the founding instrument.
Executive CouncilRegionally balanced rotating representation plus any seats established by the Charter.Strategic oversight; program approval; institutional risk; appointment oversight; emergency governance within delegated limits.
Office of the Secretary-GeneralPermanent executive office.Administration; external relations; implementation; reporting; inter-directorate coordination.
Global Standards BoardMulti-disciplinary technical experts with conflict rules.Draft and revise the Global Code, technical standards and country-module methodology.
Independent Appeals ChamberMembers not involved in the original determination.Reconsider contested GPRCC decisions; publish reasoned appeal outcomes where appropriate.
Ethics, Integrity & Ombudsman OfficeIndependent internal oversight.Conflicts, whistleblowing, fairness complaints, institutional claims, misuse of authority or branding.
Audit & Finance CommitteeIndependent and member-state oversight as applicable.Audit, fees, procurement, controls, financial integrity and risk.
Stakeholder ForumPublishers, authors, platforms, libraries, academics, civil society and professional bodies.Non-binding consultation, technical input and transparent participation.

Secretariat directorates

  • International Registry & Verification Directorate
  • Publishing Rights & Authorship Directorate
  • Media & Editorial Standards Directorate
  • Licensing, Distribution & Market Access Directorate
  • Digital, AI & Platform Standards Directorate
  • Audio-Visual & Creator Media Directorate
  • Brand Protection, Anti-Piracy & Enforcement Coordination Directorate
  • Cultural Rights, Accessibility & Public-Interest Directorate
  • Country Implementation & Regulatory Affairs Directorate
  • Treaty, Member-State & Institutional Relations Directorate
  • Legal Affairs & Safeguards Office
  • Technology, Security & Data Office
  • Research, Statistics & Regulatory Impact Office
  • Communications & Public Information Office

Specialist panels

  • Scientific & Medical Claims Advisory Panel
  • Children, Youth & Safeguarding Panel
  • AI, Synthetic Media & Content Provenance Panel
  • Accessibility & Inclusive Publishing Panel
  • Religious, Cultural & Traditional Knowledge Advisory Panel
  • Investigative Journalism & Source Integrity Panel
  • Cross-Border Licensing & Contract Panel
  • Platform Governance & Digital Rights Panel

Separation of duties

  • Reviewers who issue a hold do not decide its reconsideration or appeal.
  • Registry numbers are generated through server-side sequential logic and never manually reused.
  • Status, evidence, visibility and authority-claim changes are written to an immutable audit log.
  • Institutional claims of government/UN-system endorsement require dual-control approval before publication.

Conflicts of interest

Reviewers must declare any personal, commercial or affiliate relationship with an applicant, a named third party or the work under review. Declared conflicts are recorded on the case, and conflicted reviewers are reassigned.

Regional structure

Six Regional Councils, one global framework

Each proposed Regional Council coordinates country onboarding, language and legal mapping for its area. Select a region to see its scope and the priority jurisdictions mapped for outreach.

Proposed GPRCC Regional CouncilsWorld map shaded by the six proposed Regional Councils, with the 21 priority jurisdictions highlighted. Fiji — Asia-PacificTanzania — AfricaWestern Sahara — Middle East & North AfricaCanada — North America · priority jurisdictionUnited States — North America · priority jurisdictionKazakhstan — Asia-PacificUzbekistan — Asia-PacificPapua New Guinea — Asia-PacificIndonesia — Asia-PacificArgentina — Latin America & CaribbeanChile — Latin America & CaribbeanDR Congo — AfricaSomalia — AfricaKenya — AfricaSudan — Middle East & North AfricaChad — AfricaHaiti — Latin America & CaribbeanDominican Republic — Latin America & CaribbeanRussia — EuropeBahamas — Latin America & CaribbeanFalkland Islands — Latin America & CaribbeanNorway — EuropeGreenland — North AmericaTimor-Leste — Asia-PacificSouth Africa — Africa · priority jurisdictionLesotho — AfricaMexico — Latin America & Caribbean · priority jurisdictionUruguay — Latin America & CaribbeanBrazil — Latin America & Caribbean · priority jurisdictionBolivia — Latin America & CaribbeanPeru — Latin America & CaribbeanColombia — Latin America & CaribbeanPanama — Latin America & CaribbeanCosta Rica — Latin America & CaribbeanNicaragua — Latin America & CaribbeanHonduras — Latin America & CaribbeanEl Salvador — Latin America & CaribbeanGuatemala — Latin America & CaribbeanBelize — Latin America & CaribbeanVenezuela — Latin America & CaribbeanGuyana — Latin America & CaribbeanSuriname — Latin America & CaribbeanFrance — Europe · priority jurisdictionEcuador — Latin America & CaribbeanPuerto Rico — Latin America & CaribbeanJamaica — Latin America & CaribbeanCuba — Latin America & CaribbeanZimbabwe — AfricaBotswana — AfricaNamibia — AfricaSenegal — AfricaMali — AfricaMauritania — AfricaBenin — AfricaNiger — AfricaNigeria — Africa · priority jurisdictionCameroon — AfricaTogo — AfricaGhana — AfricaIvory Coast — AfricaGuinea — AfricaGuinea-Bissau — AfricaLiberia — AfricaSierra Leone — AfricaBurkina Faso — AfricaCentral African Republic — AfricaRepublic of the Congo — AfricaGabon — AfricaEquatorial Guinea — AfricaZambia — AfricaMalawi — AfricaMozambique — AfricaEswatini — AfricaAngola — AfricaBurundi — AfricaIsrael — Middle East & North AfricaLebanon — Middle East & North AfricaMadagascar — AfricaPalestine — Middle East & North AfricaGambia — AfricaTunisia — Middle East & North AfricaAlgeria — Middle East & North AfricaJordan — Middle East & North AfricaUnited Arab Emirates — Middle East & North Africa · priority jurisdictionQatar — Middle East & North AfricaKuwait — Middle East & North AfricaIraq — Middle East & North AfricaOman — Middle East & North AfricaVanuatu — Asia-PacificCambodia — Asia-PacificThailand — Asia-PacificLaos — Asia-PacificMyanmar — Asia-PacificVietnam — Asia-PacificNorth Korea — Asia-PacificSouth Korea — Asia-Pacific · priority jurisdictionMongolia — Asia-PacificIndia — Asia-Pacific · priority jurisdictionBangladesh — Asia-PacificBhutan — Asia-PacificNepal — Asia-PacificPakistan — Asia-Pacific · priority jurisdictionAfghanistan — Asia-PacificTajikistan — Asia-PacificKyrgyzstan — Asia-PacificTurkmenistan — Asia-PacificIran — Middle East & North AfricaSyria — Middle East & North AfricaArmenia — EuropeSweden — EuropeBelarus — EuropeUkraine — EuropePoland — EuropeAustria — EuropeHungary — EuropeMoldova — EuropeRomania — EuropeLithuania — EuropeLatvia — EuropeEstonia — EuropeGermany — Europe · priority jurisdictionBulgaria — EuropeGreece — EuropeTürkiye — Europe · priority jurisdictionAlbania — EuropeCroatia — EuropeSwitzerland — EuropeLuxembourg — EuropeBelgium — EuropeNetherlands — EuropePortugal — EuropeSpain — EuropeIreland — EuropeNew Caledonia — Asia-PacificSolomon Islands — Asia-PacificNew Zealand — Asia-PacificAustralia — Asia-Pacific · priority jurisdictionSri Lanka — Asia-PacificChina — Asia-Pacific · priority jurisdictionTaiwan — Asia-PacificItaly — EuropeDenmark — EuropeUnited Kingdom — Europe · priority jurisdictionIceland — EuropeAzerbaijan — EuropeGeorgia — EuropePhilippines — Asia-PacificMalaysia — Asia-Pacific · priority jurisdictionBrunei — Asia-PacificSlovenia — EuropeFinland — EuropeSlovakia — EuropeCzechia — EuropeEritrea — AfricaJapan — Asia-Pacific · priority jurisdictionParaguay — Latin America & CaribbeanYemen — Middle East & North AfricaSaudi Arabia — Middle East & North Africa · priority jurisdictionNorthern Cyprus — EuropeCyprus — EuropeMorocco — Middle East & North AfricaEgypt — Middle East & North AfricaLibya — Middle East & North AfricaEthiopia — AfricaDjibouti — AfricaSomaliland — AfricaUganda — AfricaRwanda — AfricaBosnia and Herzegovina — EuropeNorth Macedonia — EuropeSerbia — EuropeMontenegro — EuropeKosovo — EuropeTrinidad and Tobago — Latin America & CaribbeanSouth Sudan — AfricaUnited States — priority jurisdiction (Proposed / Approval Pending)United Kingdom — priority jurisdiction (Proposed / Approval Pending)Canada — priority jurisdiction (Proposed / Approval Pending)Australia — priority jurisdiction (Proposed / Approval Pending)European Union — priority jurisdiction (Proposed / Approval Pending)France — priority jurisdiction (Proposed / Approval Pending)Germany — priority jurisdiction (Proposed / Approval Pending)India — priority jurisdiction (Proposed / Approval Pending)Pakistan — priority jurisdiction (Proposed / Approval Pending)China — priority jurisdiction (Proposed / Approval Pending)Japan — priority jurisdiction (Proposed / Approval Pending)Republic of Korea — priority jurisdiction (Proposed / Approval Pending)Singapore — priority jurisdiction (Proposed / Approval Pending)Malaysia — priority jurisdiction (Proposed / Approval Pending)United Arab Emirates — priority jurisdiction (Proposed / Approval Pending)Saudi Arabia — priority jurisdiction (Proposed / Approval Pending)Türkiye — priority jurisdiction (Proposed / Approval Pending)South Africa — priority jurisdiction (Proposed / Approval Pending)Nigeria — priority jurisdiction (Proposed / Approval Pending)Brazil — priority jurisdiction (Proposed / Approval Pending)Mexico — priority jurisdiction (Proposed / Approval Pending)
Regional Council areaPriority jurisdictionJurisdiction marker (incl. EU)All statuses: Proposed / Approval Pending

Africa

2 priority jurisdictions

Scope: African jurisdictions

Coordinate country onboarding, local-language standards, regulator engagement and capacity building.

South AfricaNigeria

Asia-Pacific

8 priority jurisdictions

Scope: East, South, Southeast Asia and Pacific

Regional consultation, digital-platform and rights coordination, country modules.

AustraliaIndiaPakistanChinaJapanRepublic of KoreaSingaporeMalaysia

Europe

5 priority jurisdictions

Scope: EU, EEA, UK and wider Europe

Alignment mapping, data protection, platform regulation, licensing and media standards.

United KingdomEuropean UnionFranceGermanyTürkiye

Middle East & North Africa

2 priority jurisdictions

Scope: MENA jurisdictions

Arabic-language implementation, media, cultural, rights and licensing coordination.

United Arab EmiratesSaudi Arabia

North America

2 priority jurisdictions

Scope: United States, Canada and future participants

Publishing, media, platform, advertising and IP authority coordination.

United StatesCanada

Latin America & Caribbean

2 priority jurisdictions

Scope: Latin American and Caribbean jurisdictions

Copyright, cultural expression, audiovisual and platform coordination.

BrazilMexico

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