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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of signatories

Dignitaries

  • Doris Charollais - Présidente, Terre des Hommes Suisse
  • Benyam Dawit Mezmur - Former Chair, Current Member, UN Committee on the Rights of the Child
  • Koumbou Bolly Barry - Ancienne Rapporteuse Spéciale des Nations-Unies sur le droit à l'éducation, Ancienne Ministre de l'Éducation Nationale et de l'Alphabétisation
  • Elina Pekkarinen - Ombudsman for Children in Finland; Chair of European Network of Ombudspersons for Children (ENOC)
  • Jo Becker - Children's Rights Advocacy Director, Human Rights Watch
  • Ton Liefaard - Professor, UNICEF Chair in Children's Rights, Leiden University
  • David Valdivia - General Secretary ad interim, Terre des Hommes Suisse

Prominent endorsers

  • Jeffrey Goldhagen - President, International Society for Social Pediatrics and Child Health Child Health
  • Marta Mauras - Sociologist, Former member Committee Rights of the Child
  • Galli Marco - capo Ufficio presso Repubblica e Cantone Ticin,
  • John Knox - Former UN Special Rapporteur on human rights and environmental issues, Professor of International Law, Wake Forest University
  • Sandrine Bavaud - Secrétaire générale, Pro Enfance - Plateforme romande pour l'accueil de l'enfance
  • Naomi Lott - John Fell Research Fellow at the Bonavero Institute of Human Rights, University of Oxford and Lecturer (Assistant Professor) in Law at the University of Reading. ,
  • Dame Rachel de Souza - The Children's Commissioner for England, ⁠ The Children's Commissioner’s office

Organizations

  • Child Information and Research Center
  • Città di Locarno / Ville de Locarno
  • Service Socioculturel de la Vallée d’illiez
  • Hear My Voice Network
  • Defensa de los Niños Internacional-Ecuador
  • Lada Center
  • International Movement ATD Fourth World
  • Organisation Nationale des Droits de l’Enfant et de Femme (ONDEF)
  • ARC Centre of Excellence for the Digital Child
  • ASPI

All signatories

  • Baquer Namazi - ,
  • Anastasiya Dzyakava - Founder, NGO "Stop Sexting"
  • Elisabeth Lothe
  • Celine Jeannot Pietroy - Associate Professor, Jean Monnet University, Saint-Etienne, France
  • Sandro Espindola - Juiz de Direito, Tribunal de Justiça do Estado do Rio de Janeiro
  • Nur Judy Abdullah - Founder and Executive Director, Project Women Brunei
  • Anabela Ribeiro - Teacher, Escola Superior de Saúde

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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