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Nigel Cantwell was one of its founders and its current president is Mr [[Abdul Manaff Kemokai]] of [[Sierra Leone]]. |
Nigel Cantwell was one of its founders and its current president is Mr [[Abdul Manaff Kemokai]] of [[Sierra Leone]]. |
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DCI's International Secretariat is located in [[Geneva]], [[Switzerland]]. It currently has 38 national sections and associated members and a representation at the United Nations Headquarters in [[New York City|New York]]. |
DCI's International Secretariat is located in [[Geneva]], [[Switzerland]]. It currently has 38 national sections and associated members and a representation at the United Nations Headquarters in [[New York City|New York]]. |
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DCI is therefore active on a global, regional, national and local level. On a global level it focuses its efforts on lobbying, child rights advocacy, monitoring of the implementation of the UNCRC by State Parties and acting as a facilitator for the exchange of information and experience of its national sections. The national sections work on various child rights issues, adapting their focus to the specific needs of the children in their respective countries. Their main areas of work are child labour, juvenile justice, child prostitution, children in armed conflict and child rights' education. |
DCI is therefore active on a global, regional, national and local level. On a global level it focuses its efforts on lobbying, child rights advocacy, monitoring of the implementation of the UNCRC by State Parties and acting as a facilitator for the exchange of information and experience of its national sections. The national sections work on various child rights issues, adapting their focus to the specific needs of the children in their respective countries. Their main areas of work are child labour, juvenile justice, child prostitution, children in armed conflict and child rights' education. |
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==External links== |
==External links== |
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* [http://www.dci-is.org Defence for Children International] |
* [http://www.dci-is.org Defence for Children International] |
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| Abbreviation | DCI |
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| Formation | 1979 |
| Type | INGO |
| Purpose | Protecting and promoting Children's Rights |
| Headquarters | The International Secretariat is based in Geneva, Switzerland |
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Region served | Worldwide |
| Website | http://www.defenceforchildren.org |
Defence for Children International (DCI) is an independent non-governmental organisation set up during the International Year of the Child (1979) to ensure on-going, practical, systematic and concerted international and national action specially directed towards promoting and protecting the rights of the child, as articulated in the United Nations Convention on the Rights of the Child (UNCRC). Nigel Cantwell was one of its founders and its current president is Mr Abdul Manaff Kemokai of Sierra Leone.
DCI's International Secretariat is located in Geneva, Switzerland. It currently has 38 national sections and associated members and a representation at the United Nations Headquarters in New York.
DCI is therefore active on a global, regional, national and local level. On a global level it focuses its efforts on lobbying, child rights advocacy, monitoring of the implementation of the UNCRC by State Parties and acting as a facilitator for the exchange of information and experience of its national sections. The national sections work on various child rights issues, adapting their focus to the specific needs of the children in their respective countries. Their main areas of work are child labour, juvenile justice, child prostitution, children in armed conflict and child rights' education.
As are other major human rights organisations, it is a member of the Coalition to Stop the Use of Child Soldiers and Child Rights Information Network.
DCI has consultative status with the United Nations Economic and Social Council, UNICEF, UNESCO and the Council of Europe.