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

  • Tatiana Valovaya - Director-General of the United Nations Office at Geneva
  • David Valdivia - General Secretary ad interim, Terre des Hommes Suisse
  • Christina  Kitsos - Maire de la Ville de Genève
  • Michel Anglade - Director, Geneva Office , Save the Children
  • Virginia Gamba - Special Representative of the Secretary-General for Children and Armed Conflict
  • Ann Skelton - Chair, UN Committee on the Rights of the Child
  • Filippo Grandi - UN High Commissioner for Refugees

Prominent endorsers

  • Romain Eskenazi - Député, Assemblée nationale
  • Flore-Anne Bourgeois Prieur - Deputy Secretary General / Advocacy Manager, Terre des Hommes International Federation
  • NADIA BEDDIAR - professeur d'université, Université catholique de Lille
  • Jean Dominique Vassali - Former Rector, University of Geneva
  • Patrizia Casoni Delcò - , Studio legale e notarile
  • Marta Mauras - Sociologist, Former member Committee Rights of the Child
  • Pelopidas Nikolopoulos - Lawyer, Head of Advocacy, Network for Children's Rights (Greece)

Organizations

  • Internet Matters
  • School In The Street LTD/GTE
  • Stadt Chur /City of Chur
  • kibesuisse
  • DNI Américas
  • International Council of Voluntary Agencies
  • Tahanovská Záhrada
  • ThreeVeez (3V)
  • CISMAI
  • DKA Austria

All signatories

  • Linda Lelieveld - ,
  • 城内 圭子 - 主任児童委員、アドボケイト, 子どもアドボカシーセンターMie(Japan)
  • Hatice Büşra Turkyilmaz - Student, Erasmus Hogeschool Brussel
  • Ruth Dreifuss - Former President of Switzerland,
  • SOFIA GARCIA CARPIO - , INSTITUTO PROMOVIENDO DESARROLLO SOCIAL IPRODES
  • 真澄 青野 - 養護教諭, 和光学園
  • Christian Dandrès - Conseiller national, Parlement fédéral

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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