Advocate for Children’s Rights 

2024 Geneva Declaration on the Rights of the Child

A Century of Children’s Rights is worth a celebration! Since the 1924 Geneva Declaration, substantial progress has been made with regard to the well-being and protection of children, notably in the health and education sectors. Yet, it’s profoundly troubling that in 2024, these advances are eclipsed by the violence affecting children — a child dies every five minutes according to United Nations statistics, — and by emerging challenges such as digitization and the climate crisis.

It is high time to update the “Geneva Declaration” and mobilize collective consciousness around a renewed commitment to children’s rights: the 2024 Geneva Declaration on the Rights of the Child.

 

2024 Geneva Declaration on the Rights of the Child

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« Je crois que nous devrions revendiquer certains droits pour les enfants et œuvrer pour leur reconnaissance universelle »

EGLANTYNE JEBB

2024 Geneva Declaration on the Rights of the Child

Stand up for Children's Rights!

Every signature counts, yours more than any other.
If you do not sign the Declaration, it is as if you have chosen not to make your voice heard.

Explore the list
of signatories

Dignitaries

  • Ton Liefaard - Professor, UNICEF Chair in Children's Rights, Leiden University
  • Anwarul K. Chowdhury - Ambassador, former Under-Secretary-General of the United Nations and two times chair of the UNICEF Executive Board
  • Ann Skelton - Chair, UN Committee on the Rights of the Child
  • Mikiko Otani - Member & Former Chair, UN Committee on the Rights of the Child; President, Child Rights Connect
  • Yanghee Lee - Former Chair, UN Committee on the Rights of the Child
  • Virginia Gamba - Special Representative of the Secretary-General for Children and Armed Conflict
  • Renate Winter - Former Chair, UN Committee on the Rights of the Child

Prominent endorsers

  • Jaejun Park - Policy advisor to the Minister of Health and welfare of the Republic of Korea, Ministry of Health and Welfare of the Republic of Korea
  • Faith Nimineh - Senior Advisor, Humanitarian Affairs, ChildFund Alliance
  • Erinda Ballanca - Ombudswoman, People's Advocate of Albania
  • Laura Korhonen - Professor, Head of Barnafrid, the Swedish National Centre for Knowledge on Violence Against Children at Linköping University, Barnafrid, the Swedish National Centre for Knowledge on Violence Against Children at Linköping University
  • Anne Mitaru - International Director - Advocacy, Brand and Communications, SOS Children's Villages International
  • Hans Kumar Sharma - Professor of Law, ICFAI University, Jaipur, India
  • Naim Qelaj - Ombudsperson, Ombudsperson Institution of Kosovo

Organizations

  • Comhairle na nÓg National Executive
  • Dazunehmen eV
  • Save the Children
  • Kiwanis Distretto Italia San Marino
  • IPA (International Play Association)
  • Geneva Human Rights Platform
  • Geneva Centre of Humanitarian Studies
  • Jerusalem Children and Community Development Organization (JeCCDO)
  • Bullyid Indonesia
  • Department of Human Rights and Politics, Institute of Political and International Studies, ELTE Faculty of Social Sciences

All signatories

  • Magdalena Czajkowska - Lawyer, Office of the Ombudsperson for Children in Poland
  • Ema Meçaj - Youth activist & advocate for children rights
  • Foday Bangura - Climate Solutions Intergenerational Justice Consultant, World Council of Churches
  • Agita Pasaribu - Founder, Executive Director, Bullyid App - NMA Foundation
  • Aldwin Jamora - Advocacy & External Engagement Manager, World Vision Philippines
  • Ute Navidi - former Vice President (Europe), formerly International Play Association
  • Kate Jones - Hub na nÓg Manager, Hub na nÓg

Enfants

  • Aldis, 15 years, Iceland
  • Alex, 17 years, Armenia
  • Alla, 17 years, Armenia
  • Alvin, 11 years, Kenya
  • Anna, 17 years, Armenia
  • Annette, 13 years, Kenya
  • Arina, 17 years, Armenia
  • Arpi, 17 years, Armenia
  • Bakhita, 12 years, Kenya
  • Ben Berisha, 7 years, Kosovo
  • Benjamin, 12 years, Kenya
  • Bifon, 12 years, Kenya
  • Blessing, 12 years, Kenya
  • Bobana, 17 years, Montenegro
  • Brilliant, 12 years, Kenya
  • Bruno, 15 years, Switzerland
  • Cecilia, 14 years, Switzerland
  • Celestine, 13 years, Kenya
  • Charline, 16 years, Switzerland
  • Cicilia, 15 years, Kenya
  • Clarice, 12 years, Kenya

From a Visionary’s Inspiration to Global Action

Celebrating 100 Years of the Children's Rights Declaration

The spirit of Geneva, imbued with values of humanism and social justice, continues to inspire today, urging us all to celebrate a century of children’s rights.

« Il n’y a clairement aucune impossibilité intrinsèque à sauver les enfants du monde.
Ce n’est impossible que si nous le décidons, par notre refus de le tenter. »

EGLANTYNE JEBB

2024 Geneva Declaration on the Rights of the Child

Stand up for Children's Rights!

Every signature counts, yours more than any other.
If you do not sign the Declaration, it is as if you have chosen not to make your voice heard.

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