QNA
Doha
The National Human Rights Committee (NHRC) is set to organise the third national forum on protection of children’s rights in the secure digital environment and exploring challenges, as well as prospects of children’s empowerment and protection on September 10 and 11.
The forum will be held in partnership with the Ministry of Communications and Information Technology and National Cyber Security Agency with the participation of Special Representative of the Secretary-General for Children and Armed Conflict, Representative of the United Nations International Children’s Emergency Fund (UNICEF) and Head of Programmes, Partnerships and Operations in Qatar.
The event aims to offer perspectives to enhance public legislation and policies, along with the relevant administrative measures and practices related to protecting and empowering children in digital space based on human rights approach.
Chairperson of NHRC HE Maryam bint Abdullah Al Attiyah said the topic of protecting children’s rights in digital space earns an utmost significance owing to the opportunities it offers to advance children’s capabilities in a multitude of fields, in addition to considering the risks and challenges entangled with digital space.
“Through this forum, NHRC is determined to build a platform for national dialogue between ministries, public institutions, civil society, parents and children on developments and challenges facing children’s rights in digital environment, in addition to reviewing public legislation and measures, as well as relevant administrative measures and practices related to protecting and empowering children in digital space,” Attiyah underlined.
She added that the forum intends to explore best practices in the state and at regional and global levels, in addition to bolstering the measures related to children’s protection in digital space, in terms of Islamic values and national identity and raising awareness of the significance of enabling children’s accessibility to digital world and protecting them from potential risks.
She pointed out that the United Nations gave priority to children’s rights through developing relevant protection criteria, noting that the Convention on the Rights of the Child (CRC) came into force in 1990.
