Global Movement for Children
The Global Movement for Children
The GMC seeks to jointly promote global advocacy campaigns for
The GMC was created as a result of the success of the Say Yes for Children
The objectives of the GMC are to:
- unite and coordinate organisations and people to influence public opinionand organise collective action;
- promote and support child participation;
- encourage political commitments and accountability.
History
The
Events following the adoption of the convention enhanced the significance of the movement even more, namely:
- the World Summit for Children in 1990.
- Graça Machel's study on the Impact of Armed Conflict on Children (1996)
- a series of global campaigns against landmines, child labour, sexual exploitation, and the use of child soldiers;
- the GMC Convening Committee for the Say Yes for Children campaign (2000), formally established the Global Movement for Children in 2002 bringing together some of the biggest organisations working with children.
- the UN General Assembly’s Special Session on Children (2002).
At the UN General Assembly’s Special Session on Children in 2002 the name Global Movement for Children (GMC) was first coined. The purpose of naming the Global Movement for Children[1] was to help make visible to the world’s leaders the thousands of organisations and millions of citizens, voters – and children themselves – who are today united in this cause.
- Girl's education
- Children and AIDS
- Violence against children
- Child survival
- Children on the move and child traffic
The role of Nelson Mandela and Graça Machel in the Global Movement for Children
UN General Assembly resolution regarding the GMC
In 2002, the General Assembly of the United Nations agreed the following: Article 62: "We hereby recommit ourselves to spare no effort in continuing with the creation of a world fit for children, building on the achievements of the past decade and guided by the principles of first call for children. In solidarity with a broad range of partners, we will lead a Global Movement for Children that creates an unstoppable momentum for change." Article 62, Section D, A World Fit for Children, Report of the United Nations General Assembly Special Session on Children (A/S-27/19/Rev.1)
Convening committee
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At present, the GMC is led by a coalition of the largest
Focus of the convening committee
- Child rights-based approach: the CC focuses on the realisation of child rights as defined by the Convention on the Rights of the Child.
- Children's participation: the best advocates for children are children themselves. Those who are marginalised, vulnerable or living in poverty are better able to understand how this affects their daily lives, and should be able to fully participate in planning and implementing solutions. Children have an active role in the GMC, mainly at the local and national levels but also at the international level.
- Gender equity: girls and boys have the same rights and the CC works for the attainment of such principle. This implies an approach that is gender sensitive and that pays particular attention to the rights of girls.
- Multisectoral and holistic approach: the group seeks to build partnerships with those existing national, regional and international coalitions advocating for children's rights.
- Institutional and long term reform: the organisations pay attention to advocacy. They focus on lobbying for institutional change to create the conditions for the full implementation of the Convention of the Rights of the Child.
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