Defence for Children International

About Defence for Children International

Defence for Children International (DCI) is a leading child-rights focused, and membership-based grassroots Movement placing all members on equal footing. Created during the International Year of the Child (1979), DCI coordinated the NGO input for the drafting of the United Nations Convention on the Rights of the Child (UNCRC) – the most widely- ratified human rights treaty in history. DCI has a consultative status with the UN Economic and Social Council (ECOSOC), UNICEF, UNESCO, ILO, and the Council of Europe. DCI’s mandate is to ensure the effective implementation of the human rights codified in the United Nations Convention on the Rights of the Child (UNCRC), by means developing children rights advocacy campaigns in the United Nations , effective co-ordination between different levels (national, regional and international) and its active membership within key networks. DCI believes in a holistic approach to the rights of the child, including empowerment of children as actors for justice and advocates of their own human rights.

Work area

Advocacy, Education, Campaigns, Activism, Lobbying

Motto

Advocates for Rights, Actors for Justice

Country Offices

Belgium, Switzerland

Quickfacts

Founded: 1979
Location (HQ): Switzerland
Scope: Global
Focus area: Child Labor, Children, Discrimination, Education

Does this organisation offer paid Internships?

Yes

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