Advancing Children´s Rights Through the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs)

The Sustainable Development Goals are 17 objectives established by the United Nations (UN) in 2015 to achieve a better and a more sustainable future for all. They address global challenges such as poverty, inequalities, climate change, or human rights. This seminar will analyze how the enjoyment of the rights of the child can foster the implementation of the SDGs.

Leire Ibáñez works for Child Rights Connect in Geneva. She is a human rights lawyer with experience in the UN human rights system. Leire has been dedicated to human rights since the beginning of her career, starting as an intern in the Treaty Body Division of the United Nations Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights.

Agnès Gràcia is the Child Rights Connect focal point for the UN Human Rights Council and Programme Officer for the Latin-America, Africa and Middle East and North Africa regions. She is an international human rights lawyer who is specialised in children’s rights. Her commitment to children’s rights is personal as well as professional, as she has been part of different children and youth-led organisations throughout her life