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Global Child Forum Our vision is a sustainable world where children’s rights are respected and supported by all stakehol

Global Child Forum is an independent, global multi-stakeholder platform for informed dialogue and thought leadership on how to advance children’s rights in support of the UN Convention on the Rights of the Child. The Global Child Forum aims at gathering leaders from business, governments, academia and civil society in a joint effort to implement children’s rights. This multi-stakeholder approach s

hould be supported by effective information sharing, exposing leading case studies and learning from best practice from all parts of the world.

20/11/2025

“Even when the bombs stop, the pain continues.” - Bana al-Abed

Today, on World Children’s Day, we highlight the voice of Bana al-Abed, the 2025 International Children’s Peace Prize laureate, whose message to children living in war is a reminder of the urgent realities millions face every day.

World Children’s Day marks the anniversary of the Convention on the Rights of the Child, a moment to reflect on the promise the world made to every child. And Bana’s courage in speaking about the lives of children in conflict brings that promise into focus, reminding us why our work cannot slow down.

Through our advocacy, our projects and our annual State of Children’s Rights and Business assessment, we push the private sector to take responsibility for children’s rights and to strengthen their impact across operations and value chains.

Find out more at the link in bio 🔗

06/11/2025

🌎 Meet Aeshnina “Nina” Aqilani: a 17-year-old changemaker from Indonesia and one of this year’s three International Children’s Peace Prize finalists!

Nina is a passionate youth climate activist fighting plastic pollution. At just 12, she uncovered how Western nations were exporting plastic waste, disguised as paper, to Indonesia. Her fearless advocacy, from writing world leaders to speaking at COP26, the Plastic Health Summit, and meeting global figures like Angela Merkel, has sparked vital conversations and driven real policy change.

As founder of River Warriors, Nina leads community cleanups, builds educational youth programs and runs a museum for children to learn about the dangers of plastic. Her movement has influenced international policies like the EU “Green Deal” and empowers youth across Indonesia to stand up for their planet.

Nina’s message to the world: “𝘚𝘵𝘰𝘱 𝘦𝘹𝘱𝘰𝘳𝘵 𝘱𝘭𝘢𝘴𝘵𝘪𝘤 𝘸𝘢𝘴𝘵𝘦 𝘵𝘰 𝘥𝘦𝘷𝘦𝘭𝘰𝘱𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘤𝘰𝘶𝘯𝘵𝘳𝘪𝘦𝘴. 𝘚𝘵𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘶𝘱 𝘧𝘰𝘳 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘧𝘶𝘵𝘶𝘳𝘦 𝘰𝘧 𝘰𝘶𝘳 𝘱𝘭𝘢𝘯𝘦𝘵. 𝘙𝘦𝘴𝘵𝘰𝘳𝘦 𝘰𝘶𝘳 𝘳𝘪𝘷𝘦𝘳, 𝘧𝘳𝘦𝘦 𝘧𝘳𝘰𝘮 𝘮𝘪𝘤𝘳𝘰𝘱𝘭𝘢𝘴𝘵𝘪𝘤𝘴. 𝘌𝘯𝘥 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘗𝘭𝘢𝘴𝘵𝘪𝘤 𝘌𝘳𝘢.”

As co-hosts of the 21st edition of the International Children’s Peace Prize, together with KidsRights, we are so proud to highlight the efforts of the three top finalists. Learn more about the 2025 International Children’s Peace Prize on our website.

05/11/2025

What does it take to build a resilient business? For the LEGO Group it starts with play, and with children.

In the latest Fair Play episode, Diana Ringe Krogh, Vice President of Social Responsibility, shares how the company brings children’s voices into decision-making and why their perspective is key to long-term success.

From Build the Change to RITEC, and the jointly developed Corporate Playbook, discover how LEGO is embedding children’s rights into its strategy, creating safer digital spaces, stronger communities, and more responsible products.

This mini-series of Fair Play is hosted by Alice Ramsay, and was produced by Kōan, with the support of the LEGO Group.

Listen now at the link in bio 🔗

22/10/2025

The State of Children’s Rights and Business 2025 has been launched 💥

This year, the world’s most comprehensive assessment of how major companies address their impacts on children evaluated 1,806 companies across eight sectors and 33 industries, revealing cautious optimism: for the first time in years, the global average score has risen, signalling a shift from promises to measurable progress.

Highlights from this year’s findings:
✔️ LATAM and MENA regions are closing the gap with traditional leaders, driven by regulation, consumer awareness and digital acceleration.
✔️ Europe’s progress is plateauing, pointing to a “glass ceiling” of compliance that will require renewed innovation.
✔️ Technology & Telecommunications lead all sectors (6.5/10), setting new standards for child protection and digital responsibility.
✔️ Leadership matters - companies that elevated children’s rights to a board-level priority improved three times faster than others.

Explore the full findings and discover the 2025 top-performing companies: https://globalchildforum.org/global-child-forums-childrens-rights-business-benchmark-shows-momentum-amid-global-uncertainty/

15/10/2025

What if fashion could be both cool and fair? 👕🌍

In the second episode of Fair Play, our brand new podcast, Johan Graffner, CEO of the Swedish fashion brand, Dedicated, reveals how he turned profit into purpose, and why transparency, trust, and tough legislation are the only way forward for an ethical textile industry.

This series has been developed with the support of the LEGO Group, and is looking into how companies address children-related policies and partnerships, always sharing their authentic challenges.

🎧 Tune in to hear why protecting children’s rights starts with transforming supply chains. Link in bio!

14/10/2025

📣It’s that time of the year again - Benchmark report 2025 is about to be released📣

On October 22nd, we are releasing the State of Children’s Rights and Business 2025! This is our largest study to date, analysing 1,806 companies across 8 sectors and 33 industries. If you want to find out which region has made a leap, which sector is number one and where there is room for improvement, join us for an insightful webinar!

Register your attendance for the webinar: https://us02web.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_0ewH_yJcQ826xu7lNLBwdw #/registration

08/10/2025

It’s OUT 🎉

The first episode of our podcast, Fair Play, is now live!

Join us as we speak with Phyllis Kong, Senior Corporate Sustainability Lead at Ferrero. She discusses their child labour prevention guidelines, monitoring systems, building trust with seasonal workers, and their commitment to child protection.

Tune in to learn how Ferrero a leading company, uses our Corporate Playbook and their plans.

Fair Play is hosted by Alice Ramsay and produced by Kōan, with support from the LEGO Group

Listen to the episode: https://open.spotify.com/episode/0XIW2Uwm5Tyd5b4Hs83tVO?si=CJS4AyI4QZ6dAR1FSgD7uA

07/10/2025

Are businesses playing fair when it comes to children’s rights?

That’s the big question behind Fair Play, our brand-new podcast from Global Child Forum! 🌍✨

Each episode, host Alice Ramsay sits down with global leaders and changemakers to explore how business can truly put children’s rights on the agenda, and why doing so builds a better future for every child. 💬👧👦

Our list of guests includes:
📣 Joakim Reiter,
📣 Elisabeth Andvig,
📣 Johan Graffner,
📣 Diana Ringe Krogh, the Group
📣 Phyllis Kong,

🚀 Episode 1 drops tomorrow!
Available on Spotify and Apple Podcasts.
Find out more at the link in bio 🔗

03/04/2025

📣 📣
Introducing Listen Up! – an initiative to amplify youth voices in digital wellbeing.

At Global Child Forum, we believe children’s rights don’t stop at the digital door. That’s why we’re proud to launch Listen Up!, in collaboration with Telia Sverige, Tele2 Sverige, Orange and Vodafone. Our goal is to ensure young people shape the online spaces they use every day.

Children are the most active digital users, yet they are rarely consulted about matters that directly affect them. Their insights are key to building safer, more empowering online experiences. This project goes beyond mitigating risk; it’s about using young people's insights to drive meaningful innovation in the digital world they navigate daily.

🤝 Join us!
With initial partnerships already established with leading telecom operators, and with the support of the Prince Carl Philip’s and Princessa Sofia’s Foundation (Prins Carl Philips och Prinsessan Sofias stiftelse) we invite telecoms, tech companies, and digital leaders to partner in this critical work.
Together, we can:
✔ Design with youth, not just for them
✔ Strengthen compliance & ethical innovation
✔ Lead the industry in child-centred digital wellbeing

Reach out to Filippa Bergin, Head of Strategy, Impact and Growth, for more information!

Find out more about the project: https://globalchildforum.org/press-release-global-child-forum-launches-listen-up-putting-young-voices-at-the-centre-of-digital-wellbeing/

17/02/2025

We are hiring🌟🚀

We’re on the hunt for someone to bring creativity, energy, and fresh ideas to the table. Think you’ve got what it takes?

Find out more on our website and join our team: https://globalchildforum.org/about-us/jobs/

Love is universal, and so are children’s rights. This Valentine’s Day, we’re putting children’s rights at the heart of t...
14/02/2025

Love is universal, and so are children’s rights. This Valentine’s Day, we’re putting children’s rights at the heart of the conversation because every child deserves love, care, and the opportunity to thrive.

Happy Valentine's Day 💙

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