A/HRC/RES/56/6 personal information of children, as the collection, processing, use, storage and sharing of their personal information, including sensitive data, have increased significantly in the digital age, Recognizing that girls are often at greater risk of being exposed to and encountering various forms of discrimination and violence, in particular in the digital environment, Recognizing also the need to empower children with knowledge and skills in the digital environment through the development of their digital literacy and skills, as well as those of their parents or legal guardians, including by empowering children to report and seek help in responding to online threats in adequate ways, as well as raising their awareness of the risks of the misuse of information and communications technology, Recognizing further the State’s responsibility to ensure children’s protection and care, including in the digital environment, as is necessary for their well-being, taking into account the rights, responsibilities and duties of their parents, legal guardians or other individuals legally responsible for them, and, to this end, to take all appropriate and legislative and administrative measures, Recognizing that the family has the primary responsibility for the nurturing and protection of children, in the best interests of the child, including by empowering children in the digital environment, and that children, for the full and harmonious development of their personality, should grow up in a family environment and in an atmosphere of happiness, love and understanding, Highlighting the responsibility of business enterprises to respect human rights, including, inter alia, the rights of the child, in line with the Guiding Principles on Business and Human Rights, including by implementing human rights due diligence policies and participating in good faith in domestic judicial and non-judicial processes, 1. Urges States to adopt and implement legislation, strategies and policies to ensure the protection, promotion and enjoyment of the rights and safety of the child in the digital environment; 2. Stresses that it is the responsibility of all business enterprises, including those developing, deploying and using digital technologies, to identify and address the adverse human rights impacts with which they are involved in the digital environment, and acknowledges that child rights impact assessments could be a tool in meeting this responsibility; 3. Urges States to provide children whose rights have been violated or abused with access to effective and appropriate judicial and non-judicial remedies, including reparation and guarantees of non-repetition, as appropriate; 4. Calls upon States to enact and enforce the necessary legislative, including criminal, or other measures, where necessary, in compliance with States’ obligations under international human rights law, in consultation with relevant stakeholders, including the private sector and the media, including digital platforms, to prevent, punish and suppress all forms of violation and abuse of the rights of the child, both offline and online, including the distribution over the Internet of child pornography and other child sexual exploitation and abuse material, ensuring that adequate mechanisms are in place to enable the reporting and removal of such material and that, notably, its creators, distributors and collectors are prosecuted, as appropriate; 5. Also calls upon States to urge businesses that have an impact on the enjoyment of children’s rights in relation to the digital environment to prevent or mitigate adverse impacts on the rights of the child that are directly linked to their design, operations, products or services and to establish and implement regulatory frameworks and promote industry codes and terms of service that adhere to the highest standards of ethics, privacy and safety in relation to the design, engineering, development, operation, distribution and marketing of their technological products and services and that respect the rights of the child; 6. Further calls upon States to work with relevant stakeholders, including the private sector and civil society, to take steps to bridge the digital divide, within and among countries, including the gender digital divide, as part of the efforts to ensure the 3