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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

  • Joan Nyanyuki - Executive Director African Child Policy Forum
  • Jo Becker - Children's Rights Advocacy Director, Human Rights Watch
  • Myriam Caranzano - Dr.med. ASPI e ISPCAN
  • Amihan V. Abueva - Regional Executive Director, Child Rights Coalition Asia
  • Mikiko Otani - Member & Former Chair, UN Committee on the Rights of the Child; President, Child Rights Connect
  • Jean Zermatten - Ancien président, Comité des droits de l'enfant de l'ONU
  • Ann Skelton - Chair, UN Committee on the Rights of the Child

Prominent endorsers

  • Carmel Corrigan - Commissioner for Children and Young People Jersey, Office of the Children's Commissioner Jersey
  • Mathias Reynard - Conseiller d’Etat
  • Jozef Mikloško - Commissioner for Children Slovak Republic, Office of the Commissioner for Children
  • Yves Fluckfiger - Former Rector, University of Geneva
  • Mia Dambach - Executive Director, Child Identity Protection
  • Bernard Gastaud - Former Member, UN Committee on the Rights of the Child
  • Flore-Anne Bourgeois Prieur - Deputy Secretary General / Advocacy Manager, Terre des Hommes International Federation

Organizations

  • Family for Every Child
  • International Social Service (ISS)
  • Casa Alianza Suisse
  • QFCC (Queensland Family and Child Commission)
  • DSS (Department of Health and Social Affairs)
  • Fundacu
  • Defensa de los Niños Internacional-Ecuador
  • Asociación Civil INTI RUNAKUNAQ WASIN
  • Kiwanis Svizzera Liechtenstein
  • Playeum

All signatories

  • Olivier Baud - Ancien secrétaire général FOJ,
  • Camille Côté - ,
  • Debbie Sutton - , Highland Council
  • Marion Loddo
  • Edith Utete - Co Founder , Digital Wellness Africa
  • Evgeniya Toneva - researcher, Know-how Centre for Alternative Care for Children, New Bulgarian University
  • Katharina Prelicz-Huber - Nationalrätin, GRÜNE

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!