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