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

Already Committed

"I believe we should claim certain rights for children
and labour for their universal recognition (...)".

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.
Make your voice heard by signing the Declaration!

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Explore the list
of signatories

Dignitaries

  • Renate Winter - Former Chair, UN Committee on the Rights of the Child
  • Myriam Caranzano - Dr.med. ASPI e ISPCAN
  • Jennifer Kaberi - Founder and CEO, Mtoto News
  • Christina  Kitsos - Maire de la Ville de Genève
  • Mama Fatima Singhateh - UN Special Rapporteur on the sale, sexual exploitation and sexual abuse of children
  • Mirjana Spoljaric Egger - President of the International Committee of the Red Cross
  • Kul Chandra Gautam - Former Deputy Executive Director, UNICEF, Ex-UNICEF/UN

Prominent endorsers

  • Bruce Adamson - Scotland's former Children and Young People's Commissioner, Professor of Practice, University of Glasgow's School of Law
  • Agnès Gindt-Ducros - Directrice de la recherche et de la documentation, Ecole nationale de la protection judiciaire de la jeunesse
  • Cédric Bonnébault - Délégué à la jeunesse - canton du Valais, Etat du Valais - Service cantonal de la jeunesse
  • Naim Qelaj - Ombudsperson, Ombudsperson Institution of Kosovo
  • Yves de Matteis - Député au Grand Conseil genevois,
  • John Orlando - Director País , Acción contra el Hambre Colombia Acción contra el Hambre Colombia
  • Edelweiss Silan - National Director, World Vision International - Lao PDR

Organizations

  • International Social Service (ISS)
  • Centre for Rural Improvement Services (CRIS) Ghana
  • International Council of Voluntary Agencies
  • Korean Society of Child Welfare
  • Family, Child, Youth Association
  • Dr. Ernst-Günther Bröder Foundation
  • Climate Alliance Pakistan (CAP)
  • Plan International
  • Città di Locarno / Ville de Locarno
  • Social Welfare Foundation Korea Food for the Hungry

All signatories

  • Wendy Russell - Research Fellow, University of Gloucestershire
  • Ujana Minj - Field staff , Rural Aid
  • Marcellina Mian - Pediatra emerita,
  • Taiye Edah - CEO, White Truck Empowerment Initiative
  • López Melany - Psicóloga , Save the Children
  • Rahaman Mahaboobur - , Bangladesh Club Geneva
  • Carla Novais - Judge,

Enfants

  • Aahil, 10 years, India
  • Aarju ahmad, 12 years, India
  • Aarshi, 9 years, India
  • Aasgar, 11 years, India
  • Aba, 8 years, Mali
  • Abdul, 8 years, India
  • AbdulSamad Umoru, 12 years, Nigeria
  • Afreen, 13 years, India
  • Afrin, 12 years, India
  • Aisha, 10 years, Nigeria
  • Aissata, 16 years, Mali
  • Akshar, 15 years, India

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.

"[We are] often told that our aims are impossible. (...)
It's impossible only if we make it so.
It's impossible only if we refuse to attempt it".

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.
Make your voice heard by signing the Declaration!

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