UNICEF Luxembourg

UNICEF, the United Nations Children's Fund, is mandated by the United Nations General Assembly to defend children's rights, help meet their basic needs and promote their full development.

Our vision is to build a society where the rights of every child are fully respected, known and defended. To achieve this, we mobilize resources to support UNICEF projects around the world, while carrying out concrete education, awareness-raising and advocacy actions in Luxembourg.

For example, we visit schools to talk to pupils about their rights, develop teaching aids for teachers, and organize awareness-raising campaigns on major issues affecting young people.

At the same time, we closely monitor the implementation of the Convention on the Rights of the Child in Luxembourg. We make recommendations and draw up reports on the situation of children's rights in Luxembourg.

• Young Ambassadors Program An initiative to give a voice to young people and strengthen their commitment to children's rights in Luxembourg.
• Teaching aids aimed at primary and secondary schools, to raise awareness of children's rights in an adapted and interactive way.
• Thematic publications on the situation of children's rights in LuxembourgThese include children in conflict with the law, unaccompanied children and child poverty.
• #NetEleng awareness campaign, The aim is to break down taboos and encourage dialogue.
• Deng Zukunft, Deng Stëmm« creative competition» A platform for artistic expression, inviting children and young people to share their vision of the future and make their voices heard.

• Member of the NGO Circle
• Setting up one-off projects in partnership with Luxembourg civil society players
• Participation in UNICEF National Committee working group on children's rights education

• Actively promote and disseminate the principles of the International Convention on the Rights of the Child among children and adults.
• Support educational players in their mission to raise awareness of children's rights, by providing teaching materials, organizing training courses and running classroom workshops.
• Monitoring and encouraging the application of the Convention on the Rights of the Child in Luxembourg

UNICEF operates without distinction of race, sex, religion or nationality, and acts independently on the basis of the Convention on the Rights of the Child.

UNICEF focuses its efforts on the following 5 priority areas: girls' education, early childhood, expanded vaccination programs, the fight against HIV/AIDS, and the protection of children against violence, exploitation and discrimination.

Thus, the priority theme for their development education actions is Children's Rights.