Defence for Children International

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On 22 June 2026, DCI delivered a statement during the 62nd session of the UN Human Rights Council under Item 3: Interactive Dialogue with the Special Rapporteur on trafficking in persons, especially women and children.

Learn more: https://t.co/VtqpA4ZoZP

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On 25 June 2026, DCI hosted a side event during the 62nd UN Human Rights Council, "Children's Rights in Palestine are Under Attack."

Watch the full recording of the event on our YouTube: https://t.co/vjFB9iKb6g

#palestine #childrenrights #humanrights #unitednations

[Defence for Children International @DCIsecretariat]

At the 62nd session of the Human Rights Council, Defence for Children International, on behalf of the NGO Panel on Children Deprived of Liberty, warned against the growing use of migration externalisation.

Learn more: https://t.co/4ASPkeupEh

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Join us at our side event at the 62nd Session of the UN Human Rights Council!

📆Date: 25 June 2026, 17:00 – 18:00 CEST
📍Location: Room IX, Palais des Nations, Geneva, Switzerland & ONLINE
✅Register today: https://t.co/Hi7FfehkbG

[Defence for Children International @DCIsecretariat]

This Day of the African Child centers on ensuring universal access to water, sanitation, and hygiene for every child across the continent.

Swipe to see how our National Sections are marking #DayOfTheAfricanChild and advancing children’s rights in their communities.

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🚨DCI delivered a statement at the 62nd session of the UN Human Rights Council on the detention of Palestinian children

Learn more: https://t.co/Hc8HtlbPcK

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Zain, a child advocate from Palestine, addressed the UN Human Rights Council on behalf of DCI.

He called for the protection of international law to the right to education, protection, freedom of movement, and dignity- rights that are not afforded to many Palestinian children.

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🚨The situation for children in the DRC is deteriorating

With the Ebola outbreak, armed conflict, displacement, and growing humanitarian needs, children face increasing risks to their health, safety, education, and well-being

🤝Donate to DCI-DRC/BIFERD: https://t.co/mBfD9UtxmH

[Defence for Children International @DCIsecretariat]

51% of Palestinian child detainees were held in administrative detention without charge or trial by the end of 2025. Behind every statistic is a child deprived of freedom, family, and due process. Accountability cannot wait!

Listen to our statement at the Human Rights Council:

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At the 61st Session of the Human Rights Council, DCI warned that the situation for children affected by armed conflict is deteriorating globally.

🔸Democratic Republic of the Congo
🔸Lebanon
🔸Yemen
....and countless others

Member States must not stand by!

#childrensrights

[Defence for Children International @DCIsecretariat]

The Ebola outbreak in the Democratic Republic of the Congo and Uganda has been declared a public health emergency by the WHO.

Children are among the hardest hit. DCI-DRC / BIFERD is on the ground supporting their community.

Donate: https://t.co/mBfD9UtxmH

#ebola #childrights

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🚨When children speak up, we need to listen!

Layan, a child advocate from Palestine, addressed the UN Human Rights Council on behalf of Defence for Children International.

Layan spoke about the everyday realities of life under occupation.

#Palestine #ChildRights #UnitedNations

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🌍 Our May Newsletter is out now!

Each month, DCI publishes Global News in English, French, and Spanish, connecting our National Sections and partners with updates from our movement.

✅ Read the Newsletter https://t.co/mkBHiU9kPh
✅ Subscribe https://t.co/R4eqdRa4iP

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Take a look at DCI’s engagement at the 61st Session of the UN Human Rights Council!

Read our HRC Round-Up here: https://t.co/nrpRfs1NJZ

#childrights #childrensrights #humanrights #hrc #unitednations #humanrightscouncil

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Children and families in Lebanon are facing devastating consequences — killed and injured, displaced, and living in fear.

Support emergency response for affected children and families:
https://t.co/HMirWuqJgH

Learn more about the conflict: https://t.co/Uruo9WJ3Cy

[Defence for Children International @DCIsecretariat]

On 21 April, the EU failed to suspend the EU–Israel Association Agreement, the legal framework governing trade and cooperation between the EU and Israel.

DCI joins 185+ organisations in calling for the suspension of the Agreement.

Read the letter here: https://t.co/eWLlTgUdD9

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Learn about Mr. Abdul Manaff Kemokai, Executive Director of DCI-Sierra Leone and candidate for the UN Committee on the Rights of the Child.

Read more about Mr. Kemokai's experience here: https://t.co/0naS1UcDFm

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🌍DCI’s April Newsletter is Out Now!

Read the Newsletter: https://t.co/wp28FzFWdu
Subscribe to the Newsletter: https://t.co/9DwQOCNJAO

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Francesca Albanese refers to the human rights violations against children in Palestine as “severe unchilding”.

During the UN Human Rights Council, Albanese urged states to act for the Palestinian people and defend human rights.

#Palestine #HumanRightsCouncil #ChildrensRights

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📢 La montée de la violence contre les enfants en RDC exige une action urgente !

📄En savoir plus sur notre site web : https://t.co/v1WtOP1kcP
🎥Regarder la lecture de la déclaration à l'ONU (en français) sur YouTube : https://t.co/x3ogdPPlns