In Commemoration of the International Day for the Eradication of Poverty (IDEP), the End Child Poverty Knowledge Centre in collaboration with the Sarvodaya movement held a day-long event with over 110 pupils, teachers and parents at Unagaswela Primary School, Karandeniya, Galle in Sri Lanka. Realizing that the school was located in a rural area with
Isaiah, a boy from (Kiambu / Nairobi) spoke during a Children’s Online Safety awareness session organised by our partner in Kenya, Stepping Up Global. The event was held on 20th October 2021, as part of the “Together We Can End Child Poverty Worldwide” Campaign, and as a follow-up to the International Day for the Eradication
Over 70 children aged 7 to 16 years drawn from Mathare, Nairobi, were treated to a day of fun and games during the International Day for the Eradication of Poverty (IDEP), 17th October 2021. Each with their talent, found a safe haven in a day-long children’s event organized by our partner, The Cry Of A
As part of the activities of the International Day of Eradication of Poverty(IDEP) and the larger ‘Together we can End Child Poverty Campaign’; on 9th October, 2021; over 40 children, youth and adults from different faiths gathered at the physical hub of the The SDGs Academy for Children at the Jumuia Conference and Country Home,
This brand new briefing paper draws on evidence and the experience of over 20 organizations working together in the Global Coalition to End Child Poverty. It outlines key building blocks for how countries can address child poverty and offers evidence and experience to support national discussion on the best policy options for children.
Arigatou International presented a preview of Faith and Children’s Rights: A Multi-religious Study on the Convention on the Rights of the Child in a special session on children held during the Kofi Annan Faith Briefing at the UN High Level Political Forum in New York on July 15, 2019. Hosted by UNICEF and Arigatou International, this two-hour session featured speakers including the Executive Director of UNICEF, the President of Arigatou International, the Special Representative of the Secretary-General on Violence against Children, the Permanent Representative of Jordan to the UN and the Permanent Representative of Slovakia to the UN. Leaders of diverse religions, international organizations and key partners for the CRC Study, the JLI-FAC and KAICIID, participated in two panel discussions on the key findings of the Study which focused on: shared values between the world’s major religions and the Convention on the Rights of the Child; and good practices and evidence on actions taken by religious leaders to safeguard children’s rights.
To encourage further implementation of the CRC as a key legal and ethical framework for safeguarding children’s rights and to address the many risks facing children today, this policy brief highlights the specific recommendations from the Study, seeking to strengthen partnerships between religious communities and governments on advancing the implementation of the CRC and strengthening child protection.
Faith and Children’s Rights: A Multi-religious Study on the Convention on the Rights of the Child was formally launched on the 30th Anniversary of the adoption of the CRC at the United Nations in Geneva, Switzerland, in November 2019. The launch was attended by over 120 representatives of Permanent Missions to the UN, religious communities, UN agencies, civil society organizations and child delegates from Bosnia & Herzegovina, Pakistan and Brazil. Rev. Keishi Miyamoto, President of Arigatou International, welcomed the speakers and participants (via video). Diverse religious leaders and human rights experts discussed key findings of the Study, and the need to promote the complementarity between child rights and the seven religions examined. Participants underscored the importance of faith actors, governments and human rights advocates working together to strengthen child protection and safeguarding measures at the local and national levels.
When the United Nations General Assembly adopted the Convention on the Rights of the Child in November 1989, UNICEF reached out to religious leaders, who joined us in urging governments to ratify it. Many faith-based leaders were already well versed in the principles of the Convention, having been involved in its drafting from the start. Due to support from the faith community and other partners around the world, it has since become the most ratified human rights treaty in history.
Arigatou International developed Faith and Children’s Rights: A Multi-religious Study on the Convention on the Rights of the Child (CRC) to mark the occasion of the 30th anniversary of the CRC in 2019. The Study is the work of numerous partners, including religious leaders, scholars, human rights experts, and is enriched by the voices of children. Key partners include UNICEF, the former Special Representative of the UN Secretary-General on Violence against Children, the Global Network of Religions for Children (GNRC), the International Dialogue Center (KAICIID) and World Vision International.
Arigatou International is a non-profit organization which works to bring people from all walks of life together to build a better world for children. Arigatou International is “All for Children,” and draws on universal principles of common good to offer compelling new ways for people of diverse religious and cultural backgrounds to come together to address children’s issues.
Building a world free of child poverty by addressing both the human and structural root causes of poverty through theological
reflection and action, advocacy and knowledge-sharing, and grassroots action to assist children in poverty.
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