The 9th Internet Governance Forum (IGF) on "Connecting Continents for Enhanced Multistakeholder Internet Governance" took take place in Istanbul, Turkey, from 1 to 5 September 2014.

UNESCO (co-)organized or contributed to the following sessions:

• Monday, September 1
  2:00 p.m. - 06:00 p.m.: High-Level Leader Meeting – Main Plenary Hall
• Tuesday, September 2
  9:00 a.m. - 10:30 a.m.: WS93: One World, Diverse Content and Flexible Access
  2:30 p.m. – 17:30 p.m.: Opening Ceremony – Main Plenary Hall
• Wednesday, September 3
  9:00 a.m. to 12:30 p.m.: Main/Focus Session: Policies enabling Access, Growth and Development on the Internet - Main Meeting Room
  9:00 a.m. - 10:00 a.m.: Launch UNESCO publication Digital Safety of journalists (room 10)
  WS193: The Press Freedom Dimensions of Internet Governance (room 10)
  11:30 a.m. - 12:30 p.m.: WS201: Building Local Content Creation Capacity: Lessons Learned [CB]
  2:30 p.m. - 4:00 p.m.: WS11: Languages on the move: Deploying multilingualism in the net 
• Thursday, September 4
  9:00 a.m. - 10:30 a.m.: UNESCO Open Forum- Multi-stakeholder Consultation on UNESCO’s Comprehensive Study on the Internet 
  2:30 p.m. - 4:00 p.m.: WS97: Will Cyberspace fragment along national jurisdictions?
  5:00 p.m. - 6:00 p.m.: WS91: Launch of an African Declaration on Internet Rights&Freedoms
• Friday, September 5
  11:00 a.m. - 12:30 p.m.: WS21: Intermediaries’ role and good practice in protecting FOE