There follows a list of current observers accredited under article 5.3 of the Assembly’s rules and procedures.
- Rule 5.3(a) Public entity other than an international organisation
- Rule 5.3(b) international organisation
- Rule 5.3(c) Reciprocal recognition
| Public entity other than an international organisation |
Duration of observer status |
| Danish Defense Intelligence Agency (2022) |
To April 2025 |
| New York City Office of Information Privacy, USA (2022) |
To April 2025 |
| Canadian International Industrial Security Directorate (2013) |
To April 2027 |
| Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology, India (2018) |
To April 2026 |
| Personal Data Protection Bureau (PDPB) Macao (2011) |
To April 2025 |
| Chief Privacy and Civil Liberties Officer, Department of Justice, United States (2018) |
To April 2025 |
| Consumer Financial Protection Bureau, United States (2021) |
To April 2026 |
| National Cybersecurity Agency, Qatar (2021) |
To April 2024 |
| Data Protection Office, Qatar Financial Centre (2021) |
To April 2026 |
| Saudi Data and Artificial Intelligence Authority, Saudi Arabia (2021) |
To April 2025 |
| National Telecommunications and Information Administration (NTIA), United States (2019) |
To April 2025 |
| Privacy and Civil Liberties Oversight Board, United States (2021) |
To April 2024 |
| Angolan Data Protection Agency (2023) |
To April 2026 |
| Barbados Data Protection Commission (2023) |
To April 2026 |
| National Authority for Transparency and Access to Information (ANTAI) of Panama (2023) |
To April 2026 |
| Office of Civil Liberties, Privacy and Transparency (CLPT), Office of the Director of National Intelligence (ODNI), United States Government (2023) |
To April 2026 |
| White House Office of Science and Technology Policy (2023) |
To April 2026 |
| The European Space Agency’s Data Protection Supervisory Authority (DPSA) (2018) |
To April 2027 |
| International organisation |
Duration of observer status |
| World Food Programme (2022) |
To April 2025 |
| United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF) (2022) |
To April 2025 |
| African Network of Data Protection Authorities (Réseau Africain des Autorités de Protection des Données Personnelles (2018) |
To April 2024 |
| Association Francophone Des Autorités De Protection Des Données Personnelles (French-Speaking Association of Personal Data Protection Authorities) (2012) |
To April 2026 |
| Council of Europe (2015) |
To April 2025 |
| European Commission (2013) |
To April 2025 |
| European Consumer Organisation (BEUC) (2020) |
To April 2025 |
| European Data Protection Board (EDPB) (2019) |
To April 2026 |
| European Union Agency for Fundamental Rights (2015) |
To April 2025 |
| Inter-American Institute of Human Rights (IIHR) (2021) |
To April 2026 |
| International Committee of the Red Cross (2016) |
To April 2026 |
| International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies (2019) |
To April 2024 |
| International Organization for Migration (IOM) (2018) |
To April 2025 |
| Organisation of Economic Cooperation and Development (2015) |
To April 2025 |
| UN Executive Office of the Secretary-General (2015) |
To April 2025 |
| United Nations Special Rapporteur on the right to privacy (2023) |
To April 2025 |
| The National Data Protection Authority of Somalia (2024) |
To April 2027 |
| International Consumers (2023) |
To April 2027 |
| The Financial Stability Board (2023) |
To April 2025 |
| The Global Network of Online Safety Regulators(2023) |
To April 2027 |
| The World Bank(2023) |
To April 2027 |
| Reciprocal recognition |
Duration of observer status |
| Asia Pacific Privacy Authorities (APPA) (2021) |
To April 2027 |
| Common Tread Network (CNT) (2019) |
To April 2025 |
Former observers
The arrangements for admitting and accrediting observers changed in 2011 and again in 2015. Complete and reliable records do not exist for observers prior to 2015. The following organisations are not currently observers.
39th International Conference
Abu Dhabi Global Market Registration Authority (2017), Malaysia Department of Personal Data Protection (2017), Republic of Korea Korea Communications Commission (2017), Singapore Personal Data Protection Commission (2017), U.S. Department of Justice Chief Privacy and Civil Liberties Officer (2017), International Organisation for Migration (2017), UNESCO (2017), United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (2017).
38th International Conference
Belgium Supervisory Authority for Police Information Management (2016), Japan Personal Information Protection Commission (2016), Kenya Commission on Administrative Justice (2016), Montenegro Agency for Personal Data Protection and Free Access to Information (2016), Nigeria Cybercrime Advisory Council (2016), Nigeria National Identity Management Commission (2016), USA Department of Justice (2016), USA Office of the Privacy and Data Protection, Washington State (2016), International Organisation for Migration (2016).
37th International Conference
Republic of Trinidad and Tobago Ministry of Communications (2015 – 2016).
36th International Conference
Japan Specific Personal Information Protection Commission (2014–2016), Singapore Infocomm Development Authority (2014 – 2016).
35th International Conference
Ecuador Superintendencia de Telecomunicaciones (SUPERTEL) (2013 – 2016), Singapore Personal Data Protection Commission (2013 – 2016), South Korea National Information Security Agency (2013 – 2016).
34th International Conference
Ecuador Dirección Nacional de Registro de Datos Públicos (DINARDAP) (2012 – 2016), Organization of American States (2012 – 2016).
33rd International Conference
Japan Consumer Affairs Agency (2011–2016).
