Partners for children's rights


Besides the strengthened cooperation with UNICEF Division of Policy and Planning, Programme Division and EMOPS, as well as with Regional and Country Offices and National Committees, UNICEF IRC has enhanced close partnerships with other UN bodies, International Development Agencies, Regional Policy and Research Institutions and Non-Governmental Organizations to advance the global agenda for children.

UN bodies and International Development Agencies

Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights Committee on the Rights of the Child

Food and Agriculture Organization Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO)

International Red Cross Committee International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC)

International Labour Office InternationalLabour Organization (ILO)

Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights (OHCHR)

Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD)

Organization for Security and Cooperation in Europe Organization for Security and Cooperation in Europe (OSCE)

United Nations Development Programme United Nations Development Programme (UNDP)

United Nations Interregional Crime and Justice Research Institute United Nations Interregional Crime and Justice Research Institute (UNICRI)

United Nations International Drug Control Programme United Nations International Drug Control Programme (UNDCP)

United Nations Research Institute for Social development United Nations Research Institute for Social development (UNRISD)

United Nations Standing Committee on Nutrition United Nations Standing Committee on Nutrition (SCN)

United Nations University United Nations University (UNU)

United Nations University - World Institute for Development Economics Research (UNU WIDER) United Nations University - World Institute for Development Economics Research (UNU WIDER)

World Bank World Bank

World Health Organization World Health Organization (WHO)


Public institutions

Council of Europe Council of Europe (COE)

Italian Ministry of Foreign Affairs Italian Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MAE)

Regione Toscana Regione Toscana


Regional Policy and Research Institutions

African Child Policy Centre African Child Policy Forum (ACPF)


Childhood Poverty Research and Policy Centre Childhood Poverty Research and Policy Centre (CHIP)


Childwatch Childwatch International Research Network


European Association of Development Research Institutions European Association of Development Research Institutions (EADI)


European Network of Ombudsmen for Children European Network of Ombudsmen for Children (ENOC)


International Bureau for Children's Rights International Bureau for Children's Rights (IBCR)


Istituto degli Innocenti Istituto degli Innocenti (IDI)

South Asian Association for Regional Cooperation South Asian Association for Regional Cooperation (SAARC)

Stanford University Stanford University

University of Florence University of Florence

University of Iowa University of Iowa

Vermont Law School Vermont Law School


Non-Governmental Organizations

Bernard Van Leer Foundation Bernard Van Leer Foundation

Coalition to Stop the Use of Child Soldiers Coalition to Stop the Use of Child Soldiers

End Child Prostitution, Child Pornography and Trafficking of Children for Sexual Purposes End Child Prostitution, Child Pornography and Trafficking of Children for Sexual Purposes (ECPAT)

European Children's Network European Children's Network (EURONET)

Save the Children Save the Children

Watchlist on Children and Armed Conflict Watchlist on Children and Armed Conflict


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