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2 Dec 2014

UNICEF releases guidance for companies on engaging stakeholders on children’s rights

UNICEF has released guidance for companies on engaging stakeholders on children’s rights. The objective of the tool is to guide companies on why, with whom and how business should engage stakeholders—both children and child rights advocates—on issues affecting children in order to gain a better understanding of a company’s actual or potential impacts on children’s rights. This tool serves as a companion piece to UNICEF’s suite of tools aimed at supporting companies on the integration of children’s rights into broader human rights activities. 

UNICEF intend companies use this tool to:

  • Determine the relevance and appropriate level of engagement with stakeholders on children’s rights
  • Identify and prioritize child rights stakeholders, including children
  • Conduct direct consultations with children ethically and with appropriate safeguards for children in place

Over a two-year pilot period, UNICEF will work with companies to pilot the guidance and welcomes inputs to further refine the tool. A second and final edition of this tool will be released based on relevant feedback and will include additional case studies of implementation. Kindly send any feedback or case studies, and/or expressions of interest to pilot this guidance in collaboration with UNICEF, to the CSR Unit, Private Fundraising and Partnerships Division: [email protected].