• Topic

    Right to life

    Opportunities provided by the digital environment play an increasingly crucial role in children’s development and may be vital for children’s life and survival, especially in situations of crisis.

    Therefore children need to be protected from risks to their right to life, survival and development by all appropriate measures.

    Risks relating to content, contact, conduct and contract encompass, among other things, violent and sexual content, cyberaggression and harassment, gambling, exploitation and abuse, including sexual exploitation and abuse, and the promotion of or incitement to suicide or life-threatening activities, including by criminals or armed groups designated as terrorist or violent extremist.

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[Translate to Englisch:] Ansicht: Eine kinderrechtliche Perspektive auf die Begrenzung der Bildschirmzeit von Kindern und Jugendlichen

Shaping and regulating the metaverse in accordance with children's rights

The European Commission is continuing to prepare the market environment for virtual worlds and artificial intelligence.

[Translate to Englisch:] Ansicht: Kinderschutz vor sexueller Gewalt dauerhaft verwirklichen

Realising lasting child protection from sexual abuse

As part of the Europe-wide consultation process, the Stiftung Digitale Chancen (Digital Opportunities Foundation) has submitted a statement on the…

[Translate to Englisch:] Ansicht: Digitale Nachhaltigkeit im Fokus

Focus on digital sustainability

In mid-September, the Internet Governance Forum Germany (IGF-D) will take place for the 14th time.

[Translate to Englisch:] Ansicht: Kinderrecht auf eine gesunde Umwelt

Children's right to a healthy environment

The UN Committee on the Rights of the Child has issued a new General Comment. This is dedicated to considering children's rights in the context of matters of sustainability, environmental protection and climate change.

Ansicht: Strategie des Europarats für die Rechte des Kindes (2022-2027) Leitfaden für Kinder und Jugendliche (kindgerechtes Material)

Council of Europe Strategy for the Rights of the Child (2022-2027)

This is a guide for children and young people from 12 to 17 years old to understand the main objectives of the Council of Europe Strategy for the Rights of the Child (2022-2027).

[Translate to Englisch:] Ansicht: UNICEF Jahresbericht 2022

UNICEF 2022 Annual Report

UNICEF published an annual report documenting their work and their achievements in 2022.

[Translate to Englisch:] Ansicht: 4. BIK Policy Karte

4. BIK Policy Map

The Better Internet for Kids (BIK) Map was created to compare and exchange knowledge on policy making and implementation in EU Member States on the themes and recommendations of the European Strategy for a Better Internet for Children. The fourth report of the series was released in May 2023.

Ansicht: Aufruf zur Beteiligung am Programm des IGF 2023

IGF 2023 Call for Session Proposals

Stakeholders are invited to submit proposals to organize various types of sessions at the Internet Governance Forum until May 19, 2023 at 23:59 UTC

Ansicht: Berichterstattung von dem Internet Governance Forum 2022

Coverage of the Internet Governance Forum 2022

Summary of IGF materials: daily reports, interview with Jutta Croll, and session recordings.

[Translate to Englisch:] Ansicht: Berichterstattung und Interview vom IGF

In the rearview mirror: a children’s rights perspective on the sessions of the IGF 2022 on YouTube

The 17th annual Internet Governance Forum (IGF) was hosted by the Government of Ethiopia in Addis Ababa in a hybrid format from 28 November to 2 December 2022. All the sessions were recorded and uploaded on the IGF’s YouTube channel and we have uploaded daily reports on the sessions that relate to growing up in the digital environment. Following are the links to all the sessions that we reported on.