Madrid, January 18, 2022. The Spanish Data Protection Agency (AEPD) and the High Commissioner against Child Poverty have allied in the commitment to the fulfillment of the 2030 Agenda and the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) through the signing of the agreements of adhesion to the ‘Alianza País Pobreza Infantil Cero’ and the ‘….Digital Pact for the Protection of People‘, respectively.

The adhesion to the Alliance created by the High Commissioner against Child Poverty, which has been signed by the director of the AEPD, Mar EspañaThe Agency’s commitment to the fulfillment of the 2030 Agenda and the SDGs, as well as the support and respect for the protection of internationally recognized fundamental human rights and the recognition of the essential principles underpinning children’s rights, combating child poverty in Spain, is a new commitment of the Agency. It also undertakes to promote the initiatives generated within the framework of the Alliance and to work individually or in coordination to ensure inclusive education and generate healthy, positive and safe environments, among other aspects.

For its part, the high commissioner against child poverty, Ernesto Gascohas signed the letter of adhesion to the ‘.Digital Pact for the Protection of PeopleAEPD, which is aligned with the Social Responsibility Framework and, likewise, with the Sustainable Development Goals of the 2030 Agenda. By virtue of this adhesion, the High Commissioner undertakes to implement the principles and recommendations contained in the Pact and to disseminate the AEPD’s priority channel to request the urgent removal of sexual and violent content published on the Internet.

About the Alliance

The ‘Alianza País por la Pobreza Infantil Cero’ (Country Alliance for Zero Child Poverty) aims to encourage the participation and creation of alliances of all social actors to work towards a common vision: a Spain in which all children and adolescents have the same opportunities for the future regardless of the conditions of their birth.

About the Digital Pact

The ‘Digital Pact for the Protection of Individuals’ aims to promote a firm commitment to privacy in the sustainability policies and business models of organizations, making the fundamental right to data protection compatible with innovation, ethics and business competitiveness. The project is open to organizations willing to assume the commitments reflected in the letter of adhesion.