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2024 Geneva declaration
Children at the heart of human rights
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Explore the Prominent Promoters of the 2024 Geneva Declaration
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Philip D. Jaffé
Professor; Member, UN Committee on the Rights of the Child
Switzerland

Christina Kitsos
Maire de la Ville de Genève
Switzerland

Renate Winter
Former Chair, UN Committee on the Rights of the Child
Austria

Anwarul K. Chowdhury
Ambassador, former Under-Secretary-General of the United Nations and two times chair of the UNICEF Executive Board
Bangladesh

Ann Skelton
Chair, UN Committee on the Rights of the Child
South Africa

Mikiko Otani
Member & Former Chair, UN Committee on the Rights of the Child; President, Child Rights Connect
Japan

Jo Becker
Children's Rights Advocacy Director, Human Rights Watch
United States of America

Ton Liefaard
Professor, UNICEF Chair in Children's Rights, Leiden University
Netherlands

Aneeta Ghoorah
Ombudsperson for Children
Mauritius

Virginia Gamba
Special Representative of the Secretary-General for Children and Armed Conflict
Argentina

Volker Türk
United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights
Austria

Christina Nomdo
Western Cape Commissioner for Children
South Africa

Jean Zermatten
Ancien président, Comité des droits de l'enfant de l'ONU
Suisse

Amihan V. Abueva
Regional Executive Director, Child Rights Coalition Asia
Philippines

Yanghee Lee
Former Chair, UN Committee on the Rights of the Child
South Korea
Complete List of Signatories
Signatories have pledged their support individually, not as representatives of their organizations
Dignitaries
Amihan V. Abueva - Regional Executive Director, Child Rights Coalition Asia
Jo Becker - Children's Rights Advocacy Director, Human Rights Watch
Anwarul K. Chowdhury - Ambassador, former Under-Secretary-General of the United Nations and two times chair of the UNICEF Executive Board
Virginia Gamba - Special Representative of the Secretary-General for Children and Armed Conflict
Yanghee Lee - Former Chair, UN Committee on the Rights of the Child
Ton Liefaard - Professor, UNICEF Chair in Children's Rights, Leiden University
Mikiko Otani - Member & Former Chair, UN Committee on the Rights of the Child; President, Child Rights Connect
Ann Skelton - Chair, UN Committee on the Rights of the Child
Renate Winter - Former Chair, UN Committee on the Rights of the Child
Jean Zermatten - Ancien président, Comité des droits de l'enfant de l'ONU
Prominent endorsers
Bharti Ali - Child Rights Defender
Erinda Ballanca - Ombudswoman, People's Advocate of Albania
Jo Becker - Children's Rights Advocacy Director, Human Rights Watch
Patricio Cuevas-Parra - Director, Child Participation & Rights, World Vision
Marta Gil Gonzalez - Deputy Head of Programme Access to Justice for Children, Terre des hommes - Lausanne Fondation
Juliet Harris - Director, Together (Scottish Alliance for Children's Rights)
Ursula Kilkelly - Professor
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
Karin Morrison - Experienced Educator, Leader of Janusz Korczak Australia Janusz Korczak Association Australia
Faith Nimineh - Senior Advisor, Humanitarian Affairs, ChildFund Alliance
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
Naim Qelaj - Ombudsperson, Ombudsperson Institution of Kosovo
Chris Quinn - Northern Ireland Commissioner for Children and Young People, Northern Ireland Commissioner for Children and Young People
Sabine Saliba - Secretary General
Hans Kumar Sharma - Professor of Law, ICFAI University, Jaipur, India
Organizations
5 RIGHTS Foundation
Africa Unite
African Child Policy Forum
Alana Institute
ARC Centre of Excellence for the Digital Child
Arigatou International
Associazione Franca
Australian Child Rights Taskforce
Bullyid Indonesia
Care for Deprived Communities Ghana
Caritas (Ethiopia – Soddo)
Centre for Rural Improvement Services (CRIS) Ghana
Child Fund Alliance
Child Identity Protection (CHIP)
Child Rights Connect
Child Rights NGO Coalition Hungary
ChildFund Korea
Children’s Commissioner for England
CISMAI
CIVIC-Bangalore
COALICO
All signatories
Nur Judy Abdullah - Founder and Executive Director, Project Women Brunei
Amihan Abueva - Regional Executive Director, Child Rights Coalition Asia
Khadija Ali - Parent, Welfare of children youth Kenya
Bharti Ali - Child Rights Defender
Winifred Awinpoya Atanga - Founder, The Conservation Leaders Network (CLN)
Erinda Ballanca - Ombudswoman, Peoples Advocate of Albania
Foday Bangura - Climate Solutions Intergenerational Justice Consultant, World Council of Churches
Jan Barva - IB Graduate, The PRIGO Language and Humanities Grammar School
Jo Becker - Children Rights Advocacy Director, Human Rights Watch
Laura Victoria Bonhôte - Poder Judicial de la Ciudad de Buenos Aires
Patrick Burton - Executive Director & Research consultant, Centre for Justice and Crime Prevention
Ben Buxton - great nephew of Eglantyne Jebb
James Buxton - The Reverend Great nephew of Eglantyne Jebb
Hailey Campbell - Co-Executive Director, Care About Climate
Letícia Carvalho Silva - Alana Institute
Rocio Cifuentes - Children Commissioner for Wales
Jesica Colazo - Licenciada en Comunicación Social, Centro de Comunicación Popular y Asesoramiento Legal
Verónica Coral Rojas - Coordinación, Corporación Educativa Combos
Vasile Coroi - Children Ombudsperson, Moldovan Ombudsoffice
Cédric Coustellié - WordPress Expert
Meda Couzens - Dr, Western Sydney University
- Those marked with a badge are early endorsers
Children who endorse the declaration
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
- Those marked with a badge are early endorsers
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« There is clearly no intrinsic impossibility in saving the children of the world. It is only impossible if we decide to do it, by refusing to attempt it. »
EGLANTYNE JEBB
2024 Geneva Declaration on the Rights of the Child
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