Joint Statement on Artificial Intelligence and the Rights of the Child

This joint statement sets out a shared commitment to advancing a child rights-based approach to artificial intelligence. It is co-signed by the International Telecommunication Union (ITU), the United Nations Committee on the Rights of the Child (CRC), UNICEF, the International Labour Organization (ILO), the Inter-Parliamentary Union (IPU), UNESCO, UNICRI, UNODA, the Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights, the Special Representatives of the UN Secretary-General for Children and Armed Conflict and on Violence against Children, the UN Special Rapporteur on the sale, sexual exploitation and sexual abuse of children, and Safe Online. The statement is co-branded by more than 50 organizations and calls for coordinated action to ensure that AI is designed, developed and governed in ways that respect, protect and fulfil the rights of the child.