GENEVA ADVOCACY OFFICE
Save the Children’s founder, Eglantyne Jebb, first drafted the Declaration on the Rights of the Child in Geneva that was later to inspire the UN Convention on the Rights of the Child (UNCRC). The Geneva Office was initially established by Save the Children to influence the drafting of the UNCRC and to later follow-up on its implementation.
Today, the Geneva Advocacy Office continues to seek to secure positive and lasting change in children’s lives through child-rights advocacy and influencing of global policy discussions and processes. We engage Save the Children national offices, partners and children themselves in key discussions and mechanisms relating to humanitarian crises, human rights, health and migration, so that children are at the heart of decision-making and global policies are child-centric. We work in close partnership with a wide range of stakeholders, including the United Nations, Member States and civil society.
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LATEST NEWS
14 Jan 2025
GAZA: EXPLOSIVE WEAPONS LEFT 15 CHILDREN A DAY WITH POTENTIALLY LIFELONG DISABILITIES IN 2024
The estimated figure comes from Save the Children analysis of a report by the Gaza Protection Cluster – a group of humanitarian organisations including Save the Children - which shows that in the first 11 months of 2024, at least 5,230 children sustained injuries requiring significant rehabilitation support.
13 Jan 2025
ESCALATING VIOLENCE IN DRC FORCES MORE THAN 50,000 CHILDREN FROM THEIR HOMES SO FAR IN 2025
Escalating violence in eastern Democratic Republic of Congo has displaced 100,000 people - more than half of whom are children - since the start of this year, with the conflict blocking access for aid teams, said Save the Children.
12 Jan 2025
GAZA: Five school attacks in first school week of 2025 thwart children’s learning and lives
Children and families in Gaza have faced five attacks on schools-turned-shelters by Israeli forces in the first week of the new school year, with at least three children reported killed and scores of children injured, said Save the Children.
