Organisation aims and activities: Advocating at international
intergovernmental bodies for aspects
of children's rights and human rights
in general.
Operational level: International
Works with age groups : Children 0 - 18
Organisation type: NGO - non governmental organisation
Organisation mandate: Lobby governments and the United Nations, Research child rights, Work in partnership with organisations, Work with media and press
Areas of expertise: Education and cultural rights, Environment and habitat, Health and welfare, Justice
Other organisations based in United States:
- ABC Words in Action Corporation
- Adventist Development And Relief Agency
- Advocacy Project
- Advocates for Children and Families
- AECF Annie E Casey Foundation
- African Aid Organization, Inc.
- African American Juvenile Justice Project
- Another Look
- Antarctica University
- Arkansas Democrat-Gazette
- Association for Childhood Education International
- Attorneys for the Rights of the Child
- Better Care Network
- Campaign for US Ratification of the Convention on the Rights of the Child
- Campaign for Youth Justice (CFYJ)
- CARE USA
- Casa Alianza - Covenant House Latin America
- Catholics For a Free Choice
- Center for constitutional rights and survivors’ network for persons abused by priests
- Center for Defence Information
- Center for Human Rights and Justice
- Center for Law and Global Justice USF School of Law
- Center for Reproductive Law and Policy
- Center for the Human Rights of Children
- Center on Children and the Law, American Bar Association
- Center on Disability Studies, University of Hawaii, Manoa
- Centre for Media Education
- Centro por la Justicia y el Derecho Internacional (CEJIL)
- Chab Dai Coalition - U.S. Office
- Chadwick Center for Children and Families
- Child Centered Millennium Project
- Child Fund International
- Child Rights Caucus for the UN General Assembly Special Session on Children
- Child Rights International Research Institute
- Child to Child International
- Child Violence Identification and Prevention
- Child Welfare League of America
- Childhope International
- Children and Violence Caucus for the 2001 United Nations General Assembly Special Session on Children
- Children in Armed Conflict Caucus for the 2001 UN General Assembly Special Session on Children
- Children Internationally Abducted of America
- Children Vaccine Programme
- Children's Forum 21
- Children's Pressline
- Children's Vaccine Program
- Children's Welfare International
- Children, Youth and Environments Center
- Christian Children's Fund - Liason Office
- Christian Children's Fund - USA
- Civitas Child Law Center, School of Law, Loyola University Chicago
- Coalition Against Trafficking In Women - USA
- Coalition of Cuban-American Women
- Code of Conduct for the Protection of Children from Sexual Exploitation in Travel and Tourism
- Community Information and Epidemiological Technology (CIET)
- Congregation of Our Lady of Charity of the Good Shepherd
- Corporate Social Responsibility Newswire
- Council for Professional Recognition
- Council on Foreign Relations
- Develop Africa Inc.
- Disability Rights International
- Doctors Opposing Circumcision
- Dreams Can Be Foundation
- EarthAction International
- ECPAT - USA
- End Physical Punishment of Children - USA
- Environment and Health Caucus for the UN General Assembly Special Session on Children 2001
- Equal Justice Initiative
- Espoir Inc
- Espoir pour les Enfants
- Feinstein International Center, Tufts University
- Flying Kites
- Francois-Xavier Bagnoud Center for Health and Human Rights
- Friends of Education for African Children Orphaned by AIDS
- Girls Educational and Mentoring Services
- Global Action Network
- Global Fund for Children
- Global Youth Connect
- GoodWeave USA
- GVN Foundation
- Haitian Street Kids, Inc.
- Hariri Foundation
- Harrington Park Press
- Highland School
- Human Rights Congress for Bangladesh Minorities
- Human Rights Educational Initiative
- Human Rights in China
- Human Rights Watch
- Human Rights Watch, Children's Rights Division
- Injustice Studies
- Institute for Families in Society
- Institute of Child Development
- Institute of Human Rights, Emory University
- Institute on Family and Neighbourhood Life
- Inter-Agency Network for Education in Emergencies (INEE)
- Inter-American Commission of Women
- Inter-American Commission on Human Rights
- Inter-American Committee for the Elimination of All Forms of Discrimination against Persons with Disabilities
- International Association for the Study of Forced Migration (IASFM)
- International Campaign for Tibet
- International Center for Transitional Justice
- International Child Art Foundation
- International Coalition for Genital Integrity
- International Families
- International Foundation for Children's Education
- International League for Human Rights
- International NGO Council on Violence Against Children
- International NGO Task Group on Legal and Institutional Matters
- International Organization for Adolescents
- International Rescue Committee - USA
- International Social Services - USA
- International Society for Prevention of Child Abuse and Neglect
- Jubilee Campaign - USA
- Juvenile Law Center
- Kabissa
- King County Kids' Court/Office of the King County Prosecuting Attorney
- La Leche League International
- Life for Relief and Development
- Madre, Inc.
- Medical Mission Sisters
- Middle East Children's Alliance
- Modern Discussion
- National Center for Refuge & Immigrant Children, a Program of the U.S. Committee for Refugees and Immigrants
- National Coalition for Haitian Rights
- National Coalition to Abolish the Death Penalty
- National Committee for the Rights of the Child USA
- National Council of Churches of Christ USA
- National Council on Child Abuse and Family Violence
- National Economic and Social Rights Initiative
- National Education Association
- National Organization of Circumcision Information Resource Centers (NOCIRC)
- National Resource Center on Children and Families of the Incarcerated
- National Spiritual Assembly of the Baha'is of the United States
- Natural Heritage Institute
- New School University
- NGO Committee on UNICEF
- NGO Working Group on Girls
- Nukanti Foundation for Children
- Office of the Public Defender Northern Judicial Circuit, Georgia
- Office of the Special Representative of the Secretary-General for Children and Armed Conflict
- One Child International Inc. (www.1child.net)
- Pangaea
- Parents and Teachers Against Violence in Education
- Peaceways- Young General Assembly Secretariat
- Pegasus Legal Services For Children
- Perhaps...Kids Meeting Kids
- Prison Fellowship International
- Program on Forced Migration and Health, Columbia University
- Progressive Initiative for Cameroon
- Project Grads for Teen Mothers
- Rainbows of Hope
- Randolph Macon College
- Rehabilitation International
- Results
- Save the Children USA
- Shirley Ann Sullivan Educational Foundation
- Special Representative for Children and Armed Conflict
- Sports for Hunger/Hunger Resource Centre
- Stop Spanking
- Student Campaign for Child Survival
- Task Force on Children's Nutritional Rights
- Temple of Understanding
- The Advocates for Human Rights (formerly Minnesota Advocates for Human Rights)
- The Applied Research Center
- The New York Times
- The Office of the UN Secretary-General's Special Representative on Violence against Children
- Tibet Justice Center
- TIME
- Try-Again Homes, Inc.
- UN - United Nations
- UN Enable, Division for Social Policy and Development, Focal Point on Disability
- UN Foundation
- UN High Commissioner for Human Rights - New York
- UN OHCHR - Committee on the Elimination of All Forms of Discrimination Against Women
- UN Security Council
- UN Special Representative of the Secretary-General on Violence Against Children
- UNICEF
- UNICEF - Division of Evaluation Policy & Planning
- UNICEF - Nicaragua
- UNICEF - PNG
- UNICEF Library
- Unitarian Universalist Association
- United Nations - Division for the Advancement of Women
- United Nations Population Fund
- United States Fund for UNICEF
- University of Colorado - Children, Youth and Environments
- University of Iowa - Center for Human Rights
- US Campaign to Ban Landmines
- US Coalition for Child Survival
- Voice of America News (VOA)
- Watchlist on Children and Armed Conflict
- Wellspring Advisors LLC
- Winrock International
- Witness
- Women's Refugee Commission
- Working Group on Girls Caucus
- World Bank Group
- World Bank Group - Global Child Labour Programme
- World Coalition for Indigenous Children and Youth
- World Organisation for Early Childhood Education - USA
- World Vision International - USA
- World Vision Relief and Devolopment
- Youth Advocate Program International
- Youth Empowerment Alliance, Inc.
- Youthink!
- YouthNet
- Zonta International
Organisations working in similar fields:
- 4 Nations Child Policy Network
- ACTIVE
- African Commission on Human and People's Rights
- Agência de Notícias dos Direitos da Infância
- AKSHAYA Rehabilitation Trust
- Artists United 4 Childrewn and Youth Development (AUCAYD)
- Associação Brasileira de Magistrados, Promotores de Justiça e Defensores Públicos da Infância e Juventude
- Association Burkinabe pour la Survie de l'Enfance
- Association Défis - Jeunes pour le Développement
- Association Enfance et Vie
- Association for Promoting Social Action
- Australian Children's Rights Council
- Autre Vie
- Azerbaijan NGO Alliance For Children’s Rights
- Bangladesh Coalition for Child Rights
- Bangladesh Mohila Unnayan Sanghstha
- Bharat Integrated Social Welfare Agency
- Canadian International Development Agency
- CARE USA
- Caretakers of the Environment Tanzania
- Center for Human Rights
- Center for the Human Rights of Children
- Centre For Development of Advanced Computing (CDAC)
- Centre for Rural Education Research and Development Association
- Centre for Women and Children's Rights
- Centre for Women's Studies - University of Nijmegen
- Centro Internazionale Studi Famiglia
- CFG International
- Child Rights Brigade International
- Child Rights International Network
- Child Rights Trust
- Children First - Pakistan
- Children Today Centre
- Children's International Summer Villages Côte d'Ivoire
- Children's Rights Alliance for England
- Children's Rights Centre: Cape Breton University
- ChildRight
- Commissioner for Human Rights, Council of Europe
- Community Children Organisation (COCO)
- Cruz Roja Española
- Curious Minds
- Defence for Children International
- Division of Childhood and Adolescence, Department of Health, Canada
- Enfants du Monde - Droits de l'Homme
- Fondation Chretienne des Enfants Campagnards d'Haiti
- Fondation Des Droits De L'Enfant
- Fortress Nigeria
- Forum for Rehabilitation and Integrated Development Approach by the Youth
- Fundacion Paniamor
- Generosity International Lifecare Development Coalition
- Genuine Empowerment of Mothers in Society
- Good Neighbours Care
- Green Step
- Grupo Iniciativa Nacional por los Derechos del Niño, GIN-PERU
- HAQ: Centre for Child Rights
- Hellenic Association Of Poltical Scientists
- Help The World Help The World Foundation
- Human Rights - First the Child
- Informacionyi Center Po Pravam Rebenka I Cheloveka
- Integrated Regional Information Networks - IRIN
- International Centre for Child and Youth Studies
- Iraqi National University for NGOs
- Kanifing East Youth Development Society
- Kindernothilfe (Africa Representation Office)
- Kinderombudsman
- Korean Foster Care Association
- La Lumière
- Liberal Assocation for Movement of People
- Lithuanian Voluntary Advisers - NGO Committee on the Rights of the Child
- Lixbey Environmental Foundation
- Liz McAteer Independent Social Work Training and Consultancy
- Maison des Droits de l'Enfant
- Manav Kalyan Sansthan
- Meerut CHILDLINE
- Municipal Organisation For Social Intervention And Health
- National Centre for Human Rights
- National Centre For Playwork Education - North East
- National Information Centre on Human Rights
- New Life Foundation of Bangladesh
- Nigeria Youth Foundation
- Northern Ireland Commissioner for Children and Young People
- Nous les Enfants
- Office of the Commissioner for Chidren
- Ombudsman for Children in Sweden
- ONG Espoir pour les enfants
- Organisation de Developpement et des Droits de l'Homme au Cameroun
- Pakistan Rural Worker's Social Welfare Organisation
- Pan African Organisation for Research and Protection of Violence on Women and Children
- Parlement des enfants de Côte d'Ivoire section daloa
- People's Action in Development
- Plan El Salvador
- Plan International Egypt
- Plan International Kenya
- Plan Tanzania
- Public Organization "SHOTO"
- Qendra FEMIJET SOT
- Red Iberoamericana de Defensa de los Derechos de la Niñez y la Adolescencia
- SARTHI
- Save Congo's Child
- Save the Children Sweden - Office for the Middle East and North Africa
- Save the Children Sweden - South Africa
- Save the Children Sweden Denmark - Bangladesh
- Save the Children UK
- Seyaj for Childhood Protection
- Society for Education and Development/Nepal
- Socio-legal Aid Research and Training Centre
- Somali Children Rights Organization
- Southern Africa Child Development Initiative (SA-child)
- Spanish Committee for UNICEF
- St Mary's Orphan Home
- Syrian Women Oservatory
- Tanzeem-E-Nau-Jawana
- Tearfund
- Terre des hommes - child relief
- The Ombudsperson for Children Republic of Croatia
- UNICEF - India
- UNICEF - Papua New Guinea
- UNICEF Brussels - EU Liaison Office
- University of Greenwich
- World Vision - Japan
- Youth Partnership for Peace and Development
Last updated 05/08/2009 09:27:14
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