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Children’s Rights in AI
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AI systems and digital platforms can expose children to exploitation, misleading or synthetic content, harassment, bias, surveillance, and manipulative design.
Children’s rights in AI governance focuses on safeguards such as child-specific safety testing, safer product design, independent oversight, and access to human support when a child is at risk. The United Nations’ proposed AI Child Safety Pledge is one effort to make these protections part of AI policy, alongside calls to include young people’s perspectives in governance and to ensure safeguards are workable across regions and communities.
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UN Secretary General António Guterres in Geneva urged an AI Child Safety Pledge, while US and EU lawmakers and major AI firms pursue stronger minors safeguards.
7/9/2026 • Rights, Labor & Societal Impacts • General
The United Nations urged governments, technology companies and other stakeholders worldwide to strengthen child protections and youth participation in AI governance ahead of International Youth Day.
8/10/2026 • Rights, Labor & Societal Impacts • General
UNICEF released survey findings in late June and a child-rights policy brief on AI chatbots across 10 countries, warning about misinformation and deepfake risks.
7/3/2026 • Rights, Labor & Societal Impacts • General
UNICEF reports survey estimates from 10 countries on rising child AI use and calls for child-rights protections in AI governance ahead of a global dialogue.
6/24/2026 • Rights, Labor & Societal Impacts • General
Interesting
António Guterres urged worldwide safety-first AI controls at the UN Global Dialogue on AI Governance in Geneva, proposing an AI Child Safety Pledge and renewable-powered data centers by 2030.
7/6/2026 • International Governance & Institutions • General
Telefono Azzurro president Ernesto Caffo urged United Nations participants in Rome on 4 and 5 September to embed child rights and safety protections into AI design and governance.
9/12/2026 • International Governance & Institutions • General
More than 25 education ministers and representatives adopted a UNESCO statement in Paris on 8 September 2026 to strengthen accountable governance of AI in education.
9/9/2026 • International Governance & Institutions • General
In Geneva, a UN-backed coalition launched in 2026 brings countries and partners together to embed children’s rights into AI governance using the Convention on the Rights of the Child.
7/14/2026 • International Governance & Institutions • General
Coordinated by 5Rights Foundation, a Geneva coalition ahead of a UN Global Dialogue calls for precertification, penalties, and bans on exploitative AI data practices to protect children.
7/7/2026 • Rights, Labor & Societal Impacts • General
5Rights Foundation and partner organizations in Geneva urged governments ahead of the UN Global Dialogue on AI Governance to adopt precertification and stricter child protections for AI systems.
7/7/2026 • Rights, Labor & Societal Impacts • General
UN leaders promoted global AI regulations at the UN Global Dialogue on AI Governance in Geneva on July 7, 2026, advancing a Child Safety pledge with safety, escalation, and transparency requirements.
7/7/2026 • International Governance & Institutions • General
The United Nations urged governments and technology companies in Nairobi and Geneva on August 11 to embed children's rights and safety into AI governance.
8/11/2026 • Rights, Labor & Societal Impacts • General
The United Nations urged governments and technology companies on Monday to protect children from AI-related harms and include youth perspectives in global AI governance efforts.
8/10/2026 • International Governance & Institutions • General
More than 600 young people presented a declaration on AI policy and governance at United Nations Headquarters in New York on 12 August.
8/14/2026 • International Governance & Institutions • General
The United Nations convened more than 600 young people in New York on International Youth Day 2026 to develop recommendations for international AI governance.
8/14/2026 • International Governance & Institutions • General
More than 600 young delegates presented a Youth-led Declaration on AI Policy and Governance at United Nations Headquarters in New York on 12 August 2026.
8/13/2026 • International Governance & Institutions • General
5Rights Foundation coordinated a coalition urging governments at the UN AI governance dialogue to require pre-market AI safety testing and child-rights protections.
7/8/2026 • Legislation & Regulatory Policy • General
UNICEF, France, and Spain launched a children's rights and protection AI governance coalition at the UN Global Dialogue on AI in Geneva on 7 July 2026.
7/7/2026 • International Governance & Institutions • General
Antonio Guterres urged global AI governance in Geneva, proposing an AI Child Safety Pledge and international legal ban on lethal autonomous weapon systems.
7/6/2026 • International Governance & Institutions • General
The United Nations urged governments and technology companies to adopt stronger child-safety protections and youth participation in AI governance ahead of International Youth Day worldwide.
8/10/2026 • Rights, Labor & Societal Impacts • General
The United Nations urged governments, technology companies and other stakeholders worldwide to strengthen child protections and youth participation in AI governance ahead of International Youth Day.
8/10/2026 • Rights, Labor & Societal Impacts • General