Anjali Sharma
GG News Bureau
UNITED NATIONS, 8th Feb. UN Children’s Fund observed ‘On Safer Internet Day on Tuesday stated that the UN agencies and partners including innovators in the private sector are working together on a digital path to boost safety online for everyone.
UNICEF and a local communications company launched the #InternetWithoutBullying initiative to raise awareness on safe online behaviors among children and young people and equip them with the right tools to identify, cope with and respond to bullying.
UNICEF provides guidelines for teenagers on how everyone can make the Internet a safer and kinder place.
International Telecommunication Union is highlighting a recent policy brief on child online protection in sports. Findings show that promoting online safety has become a key aspect of child protection in sport, with the role of sports’ organizations in addressing these issues being “pivotal”.
ITU provides guidelines for leaders in sport to help them develop online protection policies and procedures to address online risks, tackle violence against children, and promote the safe use of digital tools and environments.
Across the UN system, ongoing efforts continue to tackle the nefarious use of the Internet.
UN Security Council Counter-Terrorism Committee adopted the Delhi Declaration on countering the use of new and emerging technologies for terrorist purposes, which includes an invitation to its Executive Directorate to draft of a set of guiding principles.
Ambassador Ruchira Kamboj of India, serVing as Committee Chair in 2022, noted that the COVID-19 pandemic had exposed “the rampant use of social media for terrorist purposes to spread terrorist propaganda”.
She said that terrorist groups took advantage of young people’s increased presence online during the crisis “to spread their propaganda and distorted narratives to recruit and raise funds for terrorist purposes.”
Delhi Declaration “lays out the foundation for the way ahead,” David Scharia from CTED said.
“It speaks about the importance of human rights, public-private partnership, civil society engagement, and how we are going to work together on this challenge.”
UNSG Antonio Guterres said to tackle the flow of misinformation and disinformation is among the top priorities for 2023.
“We will call for action from everyone with influence on the spread of mis- and disinformation on the Internet – Governments, regulators, policymakers, technology companies, the media, civil society Guterres told the GA.
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