Organizations, Programs and Campaigns

Amnesty International USA - Children's Human Rights
Amnesty International's program on children's human rights, including reports, news and campaigns.

CRIN: Child Rights Information Network
A global network that disseminates information about the Convention on the Rights of the Child and child rights amongst non-governmental organisations (NGOs), United Nations agencies, inter-governmental organisation (IGOs), educational institutions, and other child rights experts. The website is a major part of the work of CRIN, with an extensive collection of documents on children's issues.

Global Movement for Children
A world-wide movement of organizations, institutions, individuals and children. It unites efforts to build a world fit for children. Founded in 2000 by BRAC, CARE, ENDA Tiers Monde, Latin American & Caribbean Network for Children, NetAid Foundation, Oxfam, Plan International, Save the Children, UNICEF, World Vision and the Alliance of Youth CEO's.

Human Rights Watch - Children's Rights
HRW's child rights program, and website with factsheets and reports on children's rights and issues.
Human Rights Watch

Save the Children (UK)
One of the leading international children and development organizations, based in the UK.

Save the Children (USA)
The U.S. member of the International Save the Children Alliance, an association of organizations that provide child-oriented emergency response, development assistance and advocacy of children's rights in more than 100 countries.

Say Yes Campaign
People of all ages are joining together as part of a new Global Movement for Children, determined to build a better world for children and for all of us. Add your voice and say Yes to the 10 critical actions needed to improve the lives of children and adolescents everywhere.
UNICEF

UNICEF - United Nations Children's Fund
The United Nations' agency mandated to advocate for the protection of children's rights, to help meet their basic needs and to expand their opportunities to reach their full potential. The website contains in-depth information and resources on children and children's rights.

UNICEF Child Protection Program
Millions of children are exploited, millions are abused, millions are victims of violence. Every day, they are bought and sold, imported and exported like consumable things. Children are forced to be soldiers, prostitutes, sweatshop workers, servants. This is the website for UNICEF's child protection program, covering issues such as children and war, child labor, discrimination, and exploitation of and violence against children.
UNICEF

BBC World Service: Children's Rights
An initiative and website by the BBC focusing on stories by children around the world about their rights, effects of war and other issues, and dreams for the new millennium.
BBC

BOES.org
Children's rights across the world. A portal on children's rights.

Childinfo.org
Charting the progress during the 1990s of the goals of the the World Summit for Children.
UNICEF

Children's Rights - International Legal Standards
List of international legal human rights standards and treaties relating to children's human rights, with links to the full text of each document.
Human Rights Watch

Children's Rights - Latest News
News releases and articles on children's human rights.
Human Rights Watch

Children's Rights - Publications and Reports by Human Rights Watch
HRW's topical and regional reports relating to children's human rights.
Human Rights Watch

Convention on the Rights of the Child
Introduction, overview, and full text of the Convention on the Rights of the Child - the most universally accepted human rights instrument in history - ratified by every country in the world except two.
UNICEF

Eldis - Children and Young People
Gateway to resources, documents and information about children and young people, from Eldis, the gateway to development information.
Eldis

Second World Congress Against Commercial Sexual Exploitation of Children
The Congress aimed to draw attention to the plight of children in the world sex trade, review progress made since the first World Congress Against Commercial Sexual Exploitation of Children and devise further methods to protect children from sexual exploitation. The second congress convened in 2001 in Yokohama, Japan.
UNICEF

UNHCR - Children
Life remains desperate for millions of the world's youngest citizens, including 25 million children currently uprooted from their homes.
UNHCR (UN High Commissioner for Refugees)

United Nations Special Session on Children (2002)
From 8 to 10 May 2002, more than 7,000 people participated in the most important international conference on children in more than a decade, the Special Session of the UN General Assembly on Children, at which the nations of the world committed themselves to a series of goals to improve the situation of children and young people. This website presents what happened at the conference, and highlights the historic participation of children and adolescents.
United Nations / UNICEF

Childwatch - Child Research
A list of different institutions and organisations that conduct research on children's rights. Also, a selection of links to useful publication sites and to online research reports and journals on children's rights.
Childwatch

Childwatch International - Child Related Links
A list of links to web sites about various children's and child rights issues.
Childwatch International

Open Directory: Child Poverty
Links to websites and organizations relating to child poverty and children's rights.

Children's Issues : Photo Gallery
This photo gallery by ILO's child labor program focuses on the issue of child labor. It also includes images of related issues and children's human rights issues.
IPEC (International Programme on the Elimination of Child Labour)