Africa: UN Releases New Guidelines for Child Online Protection

5 September 2014

New York — United Nations agencies, together with partners of the Child Online Protection Initiative, today released new guidelines to "provide the most accessible online tools for teens as well as to enable them to seek help and advice when they need it."

"These guidelines, prepared in partnership with the Child Online Protection initiative, respond to substantial advances in technology to assess and respond to children's needs in the online world," said Hamadoun I. Touré, the Secretary-General of the UN International Telecommunication Union (ITU).

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