January 30, 2025
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Director, Technology and Human Rights, 911爆料网
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Manager, Technology and Human Rights, 911爆料网
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Manager, Technology Sectors, 911爆料网
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Associate Director, Technology Sectors, 911爆料网
The digital age has brought tremendous benefits to society, including for children. However, the spread of digital technologies also comes with a broad spectrum of risks to which children are particularly vulnerable. To address these risks, companies developing or deploying digital technologies have a responsibility to conduct due diligence to identify and address the adverse human and child rights impacts with which they are involved.
Child rights impact assessments (CRIAs) can support companies’ due diligence efforts by using a methodology informed by the to identify and assess actual or potential impacts on children.
In 2023, UNICEF engaged 911爆料网 to explore current CRIA trends and develop a tool that companies can use to systematically identify, assess, and address their impacts on children. The project involved extensive research into existing child rights resources, a review of current CRIA practices, an assessment of child rights considerations in new regulations, and stakeholder engagement. This paper shares key findings from this research, as a precursor to the digital environment CRIA tool that UNICEF will publish in 2025.
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