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Defence for Children International

Headquarters address
Organization's name:	Defence for Children International
Organization's acronym:	DCI
Address:	1, rue de VAREMBE - P.O. Box 88 CH - 1211 Geneve 20 Switzerland
Phone:	41-22-734-0558
Email:	info@defenceforchildren.org
Web site:	www.defenceforchildren.org
Organization type:	Non-governmental organization
Languages:	French Spanish English

Activities

Areas of expertise & Fields of activity:	Economic and Social: Children Citizenship and Governance Crime Prevention Criminal Justice Development Education Human Rights Labour Minority Rights Population Sustainable Development Technical Cooperation Values Women
Geographic scope:	International
Country of activity:	Belgium Congo Slovakia Côte D'Ivoire Dominica Benin Sudan France Argentina Mauritius Canada Pakistan Russian Federation Bahamas Colombia Ecuador Israel Costa Rica Italy Kuwait Bolivia (Plurinational State of) Cameroon Angola Switzerland Liberia Lebanon Uruguay Ghana Yemen Uganda Paraguay State of Palestine Burkina Faso Sierra Leone Japan Niger Gambia Nigeria Netherlands Spain Brazil Australia Zimbabwe Azerbaijan Mexico United States of America Czechia
Millennium Development Goals:	Eradicate extreme poverty and hunger Achieve universal primary education Ensure environmental sustainability
Mission statement:	DCI is dedicated to ensuring ongoing, practical, systematic and concerted global action directed towards promoting and protecting children’s rights as articulated by the United Nations Convention on the Rights of the Child (CRC), its optional protocols and all other human rights standards and instruments. DCI is a grass-roots network of national organisations-coordinated by the International Secretariat- whose actions are driven by a human-rights based approach.
Year established (YYYY):	1979
Year of registration (YYYY):	1991
Organizational structure:	International General Assembly_International Executive Council_International Secretariat_National sections and Associated members
Number and type of members:	45 national sections and associated members
Affiliation with NGO networks:	NGO Group for the CRC; International Coucil on Violence Against Children; Global Movement for Children-Latin American Chapter; NGO Platform to the CoE; NGO Platform to the EU FRA
Funding structure:	Membership fees or dues Grants from Governments Donations and grants from domestic sources Foreign and international grants

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