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The Global Child Forum is a Swedish non-profit foundation, based in Stockholm, Sweden. The organization was founded by King Carl XVI Gustaf and Queen Silvia of Sweden in 2009 in order to advance children’s rights in accordance with the UN Convention on the Rights of the Child.[1] Ekin Ergün Björstedt is the Secretary General since August 2024.[2]
The focus of Global Child Forum is grounded in both the Convention on the Rights of a Child and UNICEF's Children’s Rights and Business Principles Archived 2018-01-23 at the Wayback Machine and is aimed towards giving business an understanding of how and where their business might impact children.[3]
Each year, in Collaboration with Boston Consulting Group Global Child Forum produces the Corporate Sector and Children’s Rights Benchmark, which compares the practices of approximately 1,800 global companies on children’s rights issues[4].
History
[edit]Global Child Forum was founded in 2009 as World Child and Youth Forum (WCYF). The name was then shorted to Global Child Forum in 2012. Initially, WCYF was intended to be an independent group of decision-makers with the goal of discussing children’s rights and business while using the Royal Palace as a venue.[5] Since then, the organization has expanded to include Regional Forums and conduct its own independent research.[6]
Forums
[edit]Global Child Forum is best known for its global and regional forums. Each Forum consists of speaker sessions, panel discussions, and breakout Action Labs.[7] Global forums are held at the Royal Palace in Stockholm and bring together top business leaders, political leaders, academics, and civil society representatives to discuss pressing issues related to children’s rights and business.[8] Regional forums are designed to tackle children’s rights issues faced by that particular region with regional leaders in business, politics, academics, and civil society.[9]
Global forums
[edit]To date, five global forums have been held at the Royal Palace. Approximately 300 global leaders in business, politics, civil society and academia have attended each of the forums.[10] Each event has its own theme on issues concerning children’s rights and business. The latest global forum was 11 April 2018 and discussed investing in every child.[11][12] During the 2018 Forum, the Global Child Forum Pledge was launched to encourage action amongst participants post-Forum.[13] Additionally, for the first time, the Forum included child participants, Indonesian child laborers from the It's Time to Talk! Archived 2018-04-23 at the Wayback Machine report on child labour.[14][15][16]
Regional forums
[edit]The regional forum is held every year in a new location. The forums brings together approximately 300 regional leaders in business, politics, civil society and academia to discuss issues concerning children’s rights and business within the context of their region.[17] To date, the Global Child Forum has held four regional forums: one in the Middle East and North Africa,[18] Southern Africa Archived 2017-08-06 at the Wayback Machine,[19] Southeast Asia Archived 2017-11-19 at the Wayback Machine[20] and South America.[21][22]
Notable speakers
[edit]Regional Forum - Southern Africa 2015
[edit]Global Forum - Stockholm, Sweden 2015
[edit]- Anne-Birgitte Albrectsen – chief executive officer, Plan International[8]
- Zeid Ra'ad Al Hussein – UN commissioner for human rights
- H.E Shaikha Al Maskari – chief executive, Al Maskari Holding
- Irina Bokova – director-general, UNESCO[10]
- Winne Byanyima- executive director, Oxfam International
- Stefan Löfven – prime minister, Sweden
- Charlotte Petri Gornitzka – director-general, Sida
Regional Forum - Southeast Asia 2016
[edit]- H.E Le Luong Minh – secretary general, ASEAN
- Thomas Thomas – CEO, ASEAN CSR Network
Regional Forum - South America 2017
[edit]- H.E Michel Temer – President of the Republic of Brazil[24][25]
- Clara Lopez Obregon – Minister of Labor, Colombia[26][22]
- Luis Alberto Moreno – Inter-American Development Bank
- Marta Santos Pais – representative of the UN Secretary General on Violence against Children
- Paulo Skaf – president, Federation of Industries of the State of São Paulo (FIESP)
Global Forum - Stockholm, Sweden 2018
[edit]- Crown Princess Victoria of Sweden[27]
- Lydia Capolicchio - moderator
- Anna Maria Corazza Bildt - member, European Parliament
- Mikael Damberg - Minister for Enterprise and Innovation, Sweden [28]
- Johan Dennelind - chief executive officer, Telia Company
- Georg Kell - chairman, Arabesque
- Lise Kingo - chief executive director and executive director, United Nations Global Compact
- HRH Princess Laurentien of the Netherlands - founder, Missing Chapter Foundation
References
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- ↑ "About Global Child Forum". Global Child Forum. Retrieved 2025-10-08.
- ↑ "PRESS RELEASE: Global Child Forum and UNICEF commit to work together to urge business to support children's rights | Global Child Forum". Global Child Forum. Archived from the original on 2017-11-26. Retrieved 2018-01-22.
- ↑ "Global Child Forum | World Benchmarking Alliance". www.worldbenchmarkingalliance.org. Retrieved 2026-06-02.
- ↑ "World Child and Youth Forum". Childhood.se. Archived from the original on 2017-02-02. Retrieved 2017-01-25.
- ↑ "World Child & Youth Forum blir Global Child Forum – Sveriges Kungahus". Kungahuset.se. Archived from the original on 2017-02-02. Retrieved 2017-01-25.
- ↑ "Global Child Forum on South America 2017". Global Child Forum. Archived from the original on 2017-12-01. Retrieved 2018-01-22.
- 1 2 "Global Child Forum at the Stockholm Royal Palace set to promote action to advance children's rights". News Powered by Cision. Archived from the original on 2018-01-29. Retrieved 2018-01-29.
- ↑ "The King and Queen at the Global Child Forum in São Paulo – Sveriges Kungahus". www.kungahuset.se. Archived from the original on 2018-01-29. Retrieved 2018-01-29.
- 1 2 "Standing up for the Right to Education at Global Child Forum in Stockholm". www.unesco.org. United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization. Archived from the original on 2018-01-29. Retrieved 2018-01-29.
- ↑ "Global Child Forum at the Royal Palace 2018 | Global Child Forum". Global Child Forum. Retrieved 2018-01-22.
- ↑ "Global Child Forum and UNICEF commit to work together to urge business to support children's rights | Business & Human Rights Resource Centre". business-humanrights.org. Archived from the original on 2018-01-29. Retrieved 2018-01-29.
- ↑ "Proud to share that my organization has committed to the @GCForum Pledge - scaling up action to support #childrights! Have you pledged yet? #CGForum18". Global Child Forum. Retrieved 2018-04-23.
- ↑ "Dua Anak Medan Jadi Pembicara It's Time To Talk Pada Global Child Forum Di Swedia". Suara Sumut (in Indonesian). Archived from the original on 2018-04-23. Retrieved 2018-04-23.
- ↑ Redaksi (2018-04-12). "Anak Medan Jadi Pembicara di Global Child Forum". KabarMedan.com (in Indonesian). Retrieved 2018-04-23.
- ↑ "Global Child Forum: Press release - Time to Talk!". www.time-to-talk.info. Archived from the original on 2018-04-23. Retrieved 2018-04-23.
- ↑ Administrator, Web. "Asean CSR – More action needed in tackling children's rights issues". www.asean-csr-network.org. Archived from the original on 2018-01-30. Retrieved 2018-01-29.
- ↑ "Global Child Forum makes International Debut in Dubai with Forum on Children's Rights – The Official Website of HRH Princess Haya Bint Al Hussein". The Official Website of HRH Princess Haya Bint Al Hussein. 2014-11-13. Archived from the original on 2018-01-29. Retrieved 2018-01-29.
- ↑ "Royal Duty: Princess Sofia Of Sweden Attends Global Child Forum In Pretoria". International Business Times. 2015-09-10. Archived from the original on 2018-01-29. Retrieved 2018-01-29.
- ↑ "Queen Silvia of Sweden closes Global Child Forum – ScandAsia". scandasia.com. Archived from the original on 2019-08-29. Retrieved 2018-01-29.
- ↑ "UNICEF organiza fórum em SP sobre direitos da criança". ONU Brasil (in Brazilian Portuguese). 2017-03-21. Archived from the original on 2018-01-22. Retrieved 2018-01-22.
- 1 2 "King Carl XVI Gustaf and Queen Silvia begin their official visit to Brazil – Royal Central". royalcentral.co.uk. Archived from the original on 2018-01-30. Retrieved 2018-01-29.
- ↑ "Southern Africa 2015 | Global Child Forum". Global Child Forum. Archived from the original on 2017-08-06. Retrieved 2018-01-29.
- ↑ "Brazil's Temer bets on low-inflation legacy as growth disappoints". Reuters. 2017-04-10. Archived from the original on 2018-01-29. Retrieved 2018-01-29.
- ↑ "Temer sanciona lei que amplia proteção às crianças vítimas de violência". Agência Brasil – Últimas notícias do Brasil e do mundo (in Brazilian Portuguese). Archived from the original on 2018-01-29. Retrieved 2018-01-29.
- ↑ "Global Child Forum on South America 2017". Global Child Forum. Archived from the original on 2017-12-01. Retrieved 2018-01-29.
- ↑ "Crown Princess Victoria at the 10th Global Child Forum | Global Child Forum". Global Child Forum. Archived from the original on 2020-09-25. Retrieved 2018-04-23.
- ↑ Regeringskansliet, Regeringen och (2018-04-10). "Näringsministern håller tal på Global Child Forum". Regeringskansliet (in Swedish). Archived from the original on 2018-04-23. Retrieved 2018-04-23.