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RIR Governance Document Version 2: Status Report Q1 2026

The Number Resource Organization Number Council (NRO NC) has compiled a status report on the outstanding topics related to comments received during the consultation on the second version of the RIR Governance Document. This report is a result of NRO NC workshop from 12 to 14 November in Montevideo to review the feedback received across the five RIR mailing lists,… Read More

Call for Public Comments on the 2025 IANA Performance Matrix Summary Report

As a result of the successful IANA Stewardship Transition in 2016, the IANA Numbering Services are managed through a Service Level Agreement between ICANN and the five Regional Internet Registries (RIRs). In the same year, the IANA Numbering Services Review Committee (IANA RC) was established. The IANA RC is composed of representatives from each RIR region and advises and assists… Read More

RIR Governance Document Second Consultation Summary Report and Next Steps

The Number Resource Organization Number Council (NRO NC) has completed its qualitative analysis and summary of the community feedback received in response to the second version of the draft “Governance Document for the Recognition, Operation, and Derecognition of Regional Internet Registries” (RIR Governance Document).  The second consultation was open from 28 August until 7 November 2025. During this window, the… Read More

RIR Comparative Policy Overview 2025-Q4

The RIR Comparative Policy Overview 2025-Q4 provides a comparative overview of policies across the Regional Internet Registry (RIR) system during the fourth quarter of the year. It is not a policy statement by the RIRs, but serves as a reference for the global Internet community. Please note that while this document was accurate on the date of publication, it may… Read More

Concluding the Second Consultation on the Draft RIR Governance Document

The second consultation on the revised draft “Governance Document for the Recognition, Operation, and Derecognition of Regional Internet Registries” (RIR Governance Document) intended to replace Internet Coordination Policy 2 (ICP-2) has officially concluded. A consultation on the first version of the draft document was held from 14 April to 27 May 2025, and the feedback received from that process was… Read More

Preliminary Assessment Document Published

The preliminary assessment of the draft RIR Governance Document for the Recognition, Operation, and Derecognition of Regional Internet Registries (RIR Governance Document) is now available on the NRO website here. The revised draft document was evaluated by the five Regional Internet Registries (RIRs) in order to provide the global Internet community with an overview of possible accompanying implementation requirements that… Read More

NRO EC Correspondence to Mauritius Government on AFRINIC Elections

— Dr the Hon Navinchandra RAMGOOLAM, GCSK, FRCP Prime Minister of Mauritius, Minister of Defence, Home Affairs and External Communications, Minister of Finance, Minister for Rodrigues and Outer Islands, Treasury Building Intendance Street Port Louis, Republic of Mauritius privateoffice@govmu.org cc: Dr the Hon Avinash RAMTOHUL Minister of Information Technology, Communication and Innovation Level 7, SICOM Tower Wall Street Ebène Cyber… Read More

The NRO Statement on the AFRINIC Board Elections

  The NRO welcomes the election of the AFRINIC Board of Directors, following the recent announcement of the election results. With the reinstatement of the Board, we look forward to the full restoration of AFRINIC’s governance and activities to serve its membership and community. We would also like to acknowledge the dedication and hard work of AFRINIC staff over the… Read More