- The “best interests of the child”
- Children’s rights are Human Rights
- Promotion of a human rights approach as a political and conceptual framework to advocate for the rights of children and adolescents
- The participation of children and adolescents as one of the basic principles for them to fully exercise their citizenship
- Gender equality
- The co-responsibility of the state, society, the community and the family as a guiding principle in all of its interventions.
- The rights of children and adolescents should be promoted at different levels of action: Political, social, community and family-based and with the direct involvement of children and adolescents.
- Systems and organizational methods (planning, fundraising, staff management, etc.) reflect and respect the Vision, Mission and Principles of the Organization and should be implemented consistently at all levels.
Some distinctive features of Defence for Children International:
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It is a global movement present in over 40 national sections that represent 5 continents
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The sections are coordinated at an international level but they are independent and locally governed
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Its activities are systematic and organized, and aimed at changing the causes of rights violations
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It is not afraid to speak out against violations and those who are to blame
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It is a non-religious and independent associative movement, open and accessible to the participation of everybody who shares its mission
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It exercises its influence on the United Nations through a Coordination Secretariat in Geneva and a seat of representation in New York
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It promotes its development through different ways of communication, fundraising, and partnerships that are in-line with the fundamental principles of the organization
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