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Statement by ChildFund Alliance Secretary General Meg Gardinier
New York, NY (November 20, 2019) - “As we mark the 30th anniversary of the UN Convention on the Rights of the Child (CRC), there is no better time than now to listen to and engage children.
By many measures, the lives of children today are dramatically better than 30 years ago when the UN General Assembly adopted the CRC, the most ratified treaty in history. In the three decades since, hundreds of millions of children have been vaccinated, eaten healthier foods, benefitted from education, and grown up in safer living environments.
There are also more laws and policies recognizing the rights of children than ever before, particularly in areas where children are especially vulnerable, including labor exploitation, corporal punishment, alternative care, and forced and early marriage.
New ChildFund Alliance Report Highlights Early Findings of a Joint Member Initiative Aimed at Helping Prevent the Irregular Migration of Children and Youth
- by ChildFund Alliance
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A new ChildFund Alliance report shares promising findings from a joint member project that is providing Central American children and youth with alternatives to fleeing their families and communities in order to escape violence.
Violence against children as seen by children
- by Meg Gardinier, Secretary General of ChildFund Alliance
- / In the News
With school now back in session for children around the world, countless boys and girls likely start their mornings thinking about what to eat for breakfast, what to wear to school, or how they will do in a sporting event later in the day. For an untold number of other children, however, their waking thoughts are filled with dread and anxiety over a global occurrence that can and must end—violence against children. A new survey of children across five continents reveals children are living their days in fear of violence, with girls fearing bad things will happen to them, and boys fearful they will be forced to do bad things to others.
Statement of ChildFund Alliance: Second Regular Session of the UNICEF Executive Board 12 September 2019
- by ChildFund Alliance
- / Public Statement
Mr. President, Executive Director Fore, and Distinguished Members of the Board: On behalf of the members of ChildFund Alliance and Joining Forces, I wish to thank ED Fore for her keynote at our Child Rights Now launch on June 26. Our event highlighted the progress made since the adoption of the Convention on the Rights of the Child—as well as the work that remains to ensure no child is left behind. We are grateful for ED Fore’s supportive remarks and for UNICEF’s ongoing work to make ending violence against children a top priority.
New ChildFund survey of thousands of boys and girls reveal significant insights into the global occurrence of violence against children
A new global survey conducted by ChildFund Alliance of nearly 5,500 children from 15 countries reveals children feel poorly protected and believe the adults in their lives do not listen to them.
During the annual May CEO and board forum, held this year in Dublin, representatives from all 11 Alliance organizations gathered during an evening out to recognize and honor members who are rotating off the board.
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NEW YORK, 26 June 2019 – Thirty years after global leaders promised to protect the rights of all children, millions are not in school, face poverty, exploitation, violence, neglect, and abuse. A new report, A Second Revolution: 30 years of child rights, and the unfinished agenda, says it is time for the global community to fulfil the broken promises of the UN Convention of the Rights of the Child (UN CRC).
During the annual May CEO and board forum, held this year in Dublin, representatives from all 11 Alliance organizations gathered during an evening out to recognize and honor members who are rotating off the board.
New Report Highlights Success of a Program That Offers Central American Children and Youth Opportunities to Remain in Their Communities Rather than Flee Violence
- by Lisa MacSpadden
- / In the News
Findings demonstrate encouraging results for a Canadian-backed migration project as the U.S. takes steps to cut similar aid to the Northern Triangle countries.
Preventive measures such as skills training, violence prevention training, safe spaces, and changes to government policies and programs are providing Central America’s young people with alternatives to migration, according to a new report released today by ChildFund Alliance. Early Learnings of PICMCA: A Promising New Approach to Preventing the Crisis of Child Migration in Central America shares encouraging findings on the root causes of irregular migration of children and ways to keep young people from fleeing their homes.
On February 25, 2019, nine civil society organizations released an open letter to UN Secretary-General António Guterres urging him to list the Saudi and Emirati-led Coalition (SELC) in the annexes of his upcoming 2019 annual report on children and armed conflict. The letter calls on the Secretary-General to include the SELC in ‘list A’ of his annexes for all relevant violations, including attacks on schools and hospitals, in order to ensure a credible, accurate listing of perpetrators. The letter documents three of the five ‘trigger’ violations for listing, including killing and maiming, attacks on schools and hospitals, and recruitment and use. The stakes have never been higher, with verified reports of grave violations of children’s rights increasing by nearly 25 per cent in 2018.