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id: "issue-report"
kind: "glossary-term"
title: "Issue Report"
language: "en"
category: "Governance and policy"
updated: "2026-10-04T14:01:23Z"
canonical: "https://tldlog.com/glossary/issue-report/"
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  fr: "https://tldlog.com/fr/glossaire/rapport-thematique/"
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  pt-BR: "https://tldlog.com/pt/glossario/relatorio-questoes/"
  ru: "https://tldlog.com/ru/glossariy/otchet-problemakh/"
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# Issue Report

The first document in a GNSO policy process. ICANN staff write it to describe a problem and to say whether it fits within ICANN's mission and the GNSO's remit. The GNSO Council uses it to decide whether to start a PDP.

## related terms

- [PDP](https://tldlog.com/glossary/pdp/)
- [GNSO](https://tldlog.com/glossary/gnso/)
- [working group](https://tldlog.com/glossary/working-group/)
- [Final Report](https://tldlog.com/glossary/final-report/)
- [public comment](https://tldlog.com/glossary/public-comment/)