On the Foreign scene
Mariana a 12-year-old has made a long journey from the rural mountains of southern Colombia to the United Nations in Geneva to denounce digital inequity and online dangers facing children like her.
Addressing the UN Human Rights Council, she highlighted statistics showing fewer than a third of households in rural Colombia have internet access at home.
Flanked by children from Ethiopia and Malaysia and United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights Volker Turk, Mariana was taking part in a UN discussion on child rights in the digital environment.
A general view during a panel on Children’s Rights and the Digital Environment to mark the annual Day of the Child, at the 52nd UN Human Rights Council in Geneva, on friday
Marking a first at the UN rights council, a majority of the panelists at Friday’s session were minors.
Children also replaced some ambassadors to voice the stance of their countries from the floor, demanding universal internet access and protection for minors in digital environments.
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