The United Kingdom presented a statement at the 62nd session of the UN Human Rights Council in Geneva, underscoring its commitment to protecting and promoting the rights of women and girls worldwide. The statement highlighted that women and girls are disproportionately targeted by AI‑enabled harms, including deepfakes and large‑scale online abuse, and noted that the lack of safety‑by‑design in AI intensifies technology‑facilitated gender‑based violence, affecting safety, participation and wellbeing. The UK called for a human‑rights‑based approach to AI that places gender equality at its core. It also highlighted the Artificial Intelligence for Development (AI4D) programme, co‑funded with Canada and Sweden, which supports women‑led AI research and strengthens the pipeline of female AI leaders in Africa. The statement invited Member States to work with the UN to embed discrimination protection in AI system design.
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