The Conference, organized by the International Telecommunication Union (ITU), will be held in Doha from November 9 to 27, 2026, at the invitation of Qatar's Ministry of Communications and Information Technology.

The Conference opened on November 9 at the Doha Exhibition and Convention Center, which will host all its events.

The opening ceremony featured welcoming addresses by:

• Ms. Doreen Bogdan-Martin, ITU Secretary-General

• Mr. Mohammed bin Ali bin Mohammed Al Mannai, Minister of Communications and Information Technology of Qatar

The Plenipotentiary Conference (PP) is the supreme governing body of the ITU. It is held every four years and serves as a key event for the Union, during which its Member States determine the organization's future role on the global digital agenda.

During the Conference, the following will take place for the upcoming four years:

• The Union's policies and priorities will be determined

• The strategic and financial plans will be adopted

• Elections will be held, with the five highest officials of the ITU, 48 Member States of the Council, and 12 members of the Radio Regulations Board elected

Approximately 3,500 delegates are expected to participate in the Conference, representing more than 175 ITU Member States and 50 ITU Sector Members.

The Conference's work is based on contributions submitted by regional telecommunication organizations (as common regional proposals, or CPs), by groups, or by individual ITU Member States, for the revision of existing PP Resolutions or the creation of new ones.

This year, 206 proposals have been submitted for the Conference's consideration:

• African CPs: 50

• European CPs: 49

• Arab CPs: 41

• RCC CPs: 35

• Inter-American CPs: 34

• Asia-Pacific CPs: 25

• Multi-country proposals: 9

• Individual proposals: 13

The main goal of the PP resolutions is to set the direction for the Union's work over the next four years. Accordingly, they:

• Define the ITU's general policies and strategies and launch new areas of technical work, establishing how the Union will address specific topics prioritized by Member States

• Issue instructions to the Union's bodies — the Secretariat, the three Sectors, the Council, and the study groups — on what to study, which reports to prepare, and with whom and how to coordinate

• Influence activities beyond the organization itself: when developing national digital strategies, these texts serve as reference points

Resolutions are adopted following lengthy negotiations, with preference given to consensus over voting.

All adopted texts will be included in the Final Acts of PP‑26 — the final treaty document, signed by the heads of delegations of ITU Member States. The Final Acts will guide the ITU's work over the next four-year cycle.

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