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

  • Beata Godenzi - Sécretaire générale, Enfants du Monde
  • Filippo Grandi - UN High Commissioner for Refugees
  • Jaap E. Doeck - Former Chair, UN Committee on the Rights of the Child
  • Virginia Gamba - Special Representative of the Secretary-General for Children and Armed Conflict
  • Gehad Madi - UN Special Rapporteur on the Human Rights of Migrants; Former Member, UN Committee on the Rights of the Child
  • Doris Charollais - Présidente, Terre des Hommes Suisse
  • Alexandra Martins - Leader, United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime END Violence Against Children Team

Prominent endorsers

  • Sheila Varadan - Assistant Professor of Children's Rights, Leiden University
  • Manuel Lezertua Rodríguez - OMBUDSMAN, ARARTEKO. OMBUDSMAN OF THE BASQUE COUNTRY
  • Guillaume Landry - Executive Director, ECPAT International
  • Maria Fe Maravillas - President, LAS PINAS PERSONS WITH DISABILITY FEDERATION INC
  • Michel Lachat
  • Philippe Varone - Président, Ville de Sion
  • Alfonso Gomez - Conseiller administratif, Ville de Genève

Organizations

  • Halkaphulka
  • Save the Children Korea
  • Children’s Rights Alliance for England, part of Just for Kids Law
  • Association Païdos
  • Save a Child’s Heart
  • United Nations Women’s Guild (UNWG)
  • SOS Children’s Villages International
  • CRC Asia (Child Rights Coalition Asia)
  • Ireland Ombudsman for Children’s Office
  • Korean Society of Child Welfare

All signatories

  • Shameema Akhter Shimul - Regional Coordinator, Enfants du Monde
  • ishibashi tomoharu - ,
  • Giulia Valsecchi - Studentessa, Istituto Superiore Lorenzo Rota (Calolziocorte)
  • Mirela Shuteriqi - Director of Policy,
  • Sandra Feitor - Professor and Lawyer,
  • Anna Dobrzyjałowska - Nauczyciel , Przedszkole
  • Lima Angélica - Eng.a,

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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