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Agenda: Combating Technology-Facilitated Gender-Based Violence, including Deepfakes and Digital Harassment

In today’s hyperconnected world, digital spaces have become both empowering platforms and sites of harm. The rapid evolution of artificial intelligence, social media, and encrypted communication has enabled new forms of gender-based violence (GBV), notably deepfake pornography, cyberstalking, doxxing, and coordinated online harassment. These threats disproportionately target women, girls, and marginalized groups, undermining their safety, participation, and freedom of expression. Globally, the rise of generative AI tools has intensified concerns around non-consensual intimate imagery and identity-based abuse. Existing legal systems often struggle to classify and prosecute such crimes effectively, while victims encounter barriers to justice, including stigma, lack of digital literacy, and insufficient institutional support. International frameworks such as the UN Women initiatives and the Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Discrimination Against Women provide guiding principles, but enforcement remains uneven. This committee aims to address these multifaceted challenges by fostering dialogue on comprehensive and cooperative solutions. Delegates are encouraged to consider the balance between safeguarding freedom of expression and preventing abuse, while also examining the role of public-private partnerships in ensuring safer digital ecosystems.

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