China’s Permanent Representative to the United Nations Office at Geneva and Other International Organizations in Switzerland Ambassador Jia Guide Delivers a Joint Statement on[...]

On 2 July 2026, H.E. Mr. JIA Guide, Permanent Representative of the People's Republic of China to the United Nations Office at Geneva and Other International Organizations in Switzerland, delivered a Joint Statement on behalf of 65 countries at the Biennial Panel on Technical Cooperation held during the 62nd session of the Human Rights Council. The Joint Statement called on all sides to tap the potential of AI to promote accessibility and implement the HRC Resolution on Accessibility for All to the Full Enjoyment of All Human Rights.

The Joint Statement stressed that accessibility is of vital importance for the full, equal and effective enjoyment of all human rights and fundamental freedoms by all, including persons with disabilities, older persons and other persons in vulnerable situations.

The Joint Statement set four proposals. First, adhere to a development-oriented approach. By promoting accessibility through AI, inject vitality into high-quality development. Second, promote AI for good and for all. In promoting accessibility, AI should be people-centered and enable all to jointly build and share the fruits of social development. Third, uphold fairness and impartiality, to ensure equal accessibility for diverse groups and all countries. Fourth, advocate universal beneficial and inclusiveness, bridge the digital divide and development imbalances, and promote the exchange on good practices of accessibility for all at the regional and international levels in the context of AI.

The Joint Statement received wide support, with Russia, Indonesia,  Pakistan, Venezuela, Sudan, Cambodia and many other countries cosponsoring it, and many developing countries echoing its position in their national remarks.