CREST at the UN: Supporting Global Supply Chain Resilience and Capacity-Building

CREST was proud to contribute to the 11th and final session of the UN Open-Ended Working Group (OEWG) on security of and in the use of ICTs, where Wafa’ Nimri, Programme Consultant, delivered our intervention focused on strengthening global supply chain cyber resilience.

As a non-profit dedicated to raising cyber security standards, we highlighted our 18 years of experience in developing and applying standards for service providers and developing and certifying professionals around the world.

We offered support for two key initiatives in the Chair’s zero draft report:

🔹 Global supply chain security standards
🔹 A standardised curriculum for cyber capacity building

Our 480+ accredited members, whose services we have assessed against our published standards, give buyers around the world confidence in the cyber resilience of their supply chain. Our syllabus defines the knowledge and skills required by professionals at different levels of proficiency in their technical disciplines. Our official course material and training partners help governments and employers grow their cyber workforce at scale. And our certifications are available in over 3,500 centres across 158 countries, enabling professionals around the world to prove their competence. Through the CREST CAMP programme, backed by the UK, Australia, and the EBRD, we’ve helped build cyber security maturity in 14 countries, from Ghana to Vietnam.

We joined 24 other civil society organisations in calling for meaningful stakeholder engagement and backed the Canada-Chile led proposals to allow wider contributions to the future permanent mechanism that will take forward the OEWG’s work.

We were also pleased to see our work recognised by others:

✅ The Global Cyber Alliance referenced CREST in their statement — a strong endorsement of practical, standards-based approaches.
✅ Write Pilot echoed our call for harmonised international standards.

CREST brings proven, practical experience and capability to work with States to negotiate, agree and evolve the internationally recognised standards required to enable the global supply chain security and capacity building needed for a safer digital world.

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