UN Security Council adopts resolution on digital threats to children in conflict

The United Nations Security Council unanimously adopted a resolution on Monday aimed at addressing how digital technologies are used to commit violations against children in armed conflict, according to Anadolu Ajansi. The resolution, drafted by Greece, also emphasized the importance of providing children with digital literacy to help them identify online risks and prevent violations before they occur.

The measure called on member states to enhance their domestic compliance with international law obligations to end and prevent such violations, including those committed, facilitated, or amplified through digital technologies. Greece assumed the chairmanship of the Working Group on Children and Armed Conflict in 2025. At the vote, Greece's UN envoy, Aglaia Balta, stressed that the Council must not remain silent on the digital dimension of grave violations.

She argued that the question is not whether the Council should address the digital dimension but whether it can afford to ignore it while others exploit it. Balta highlighted that the resolution reinforces the existing framework by ensuring it covers violations regardless of the means used. She described the resolution as a starting point, stating that it does not close the chapter on this urgent issue but opens it.

Balta added that the resolution is a seed that must grow as digital technologies reshape every aspect of human life, particularly the lives of children.