@sdg16.plus @unicef.org @unistrathclyde.bsky.social @ecpat.bsky.social @tdhfoundation.bsky.social @jenniferiicf.bsky.social

💡The paper sets out clear, actionable recommendations aligned with our #SDG16J4C Gamechangers to Achieve Justice for Children, outlining what justice systems, services & reforms must do to truly work for all girls.

Crucially, its findings feed directly into ongoing #CSW70 discussions this week.

We're also launching a new Working Paper, available now!

⚖️ Justice for Forcibly Displaced Girls: Responses to Current Gaps and Challenges
🔗 Read it here: inspiringchildrensfutures.org/blog/j4c-wp-...

⚖️This Side Event highlights how partners are strengthening people‑centred, gender‑responsive, child‑sensitive justice systems, drawing on the Reimagine Justice for Children agenda and the upcoming CRC General Comment No. 27.

🔊We’re excited to co‑host this #CSW70 Side Event with UNICEF, Spanish Cooperation Agency for Development, the Permanent Missions of Belgium and the Philippines, the Global Working Group on Justice for Children and the Pathfinders for Peace, Just and Inclusive Societies.

📣 This week at #CSW70!

Reimagine Access to Justice for Girls: A Call to Action

🗓 12 March 2026
⏰ 0900–1200 EDT / 1400–1700 CET
📍 New York & Online
🔗 Final chance to register: inspiringchildrensfutures.org/blog/csw-70-...

🌍 “If we want to be sure that justice is equally accessible to all, then children must form part of our collective endeavor.” —Jennifer Davidson, Executive Director, @iicfstrath.bsky.social at the @unistrathclyde.bsky.social and Lead, Global Working Group on SDG 16+ Justice for Children (Moderator).

💪 Cedric Foussard, Expert Advisor on Justice for Children, @iicfstrath.bsky.social at the @unistrathclyde.bsky.social, shares 3️⃣ ways to empower children, including:
👥 Focusing on participation.
💡 Creating solution-oriented justice.
⚖️ Putting children at the center of the justice systems.

Join Better Care Network, Child Identity Protection (CHIP), @iicfstrath.bsky.social, UK Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office, @sdg16.plus, + @unicef.org here: inspiringchildrensfutures.org/blog/care-re...

📣 Happening tmrw! The webinar, "Strengthening Children’s Care Reforms through Access to Justice," will explore the intersection between 2 consequential global advocacy movements in human rights: the reform of alternative care systems for children & the advancement of children’s #AccessToJustice.

New publication! A Child-Centred Approach to Justice: Ibero-American Perspectives for a Regional Agenda — Inspiring Children's Futures at the University of Strathclyde We’re delighted to introduce a new, collaborative publication on a Child-Centered Approach to Justice: Ibero-American Perspectives for a Regional Agenda. Led by the Pathfinders for Peaceful, J...

Read the report here!

inspiringchildrensfutures.org/blog/new-pub...

⚖️ How can justice systems truly work with, by, and for children in #IberoAmerica?

📃 New report! A Child-Centered Approach to Justice: Ibero-American Perspectives for a Regional Agenda

👉 @sdg16.plus | Ibero-American Alliance for #Access2Justice #SDG16J4C #ChildCentredJustice

Encouraging to hear the insights, child-centredness and impatience for change voiced across Ministers of Justice today at the learning- focused ministerial roundtable - brilliant partnership around the table, with a commitment to apply effective actions to accelerate change.

💪 “The African Alliance for People-Centered Justice (AAPCJ)’s work focuses on strengthening justice ecosystems by making them more accessible, responsive, and inclusive.”—Themba Mahleka.

‼️ During #JWC2025, speakers emphasize the importance of addressing systemic barriers to justice in Africa.

This AM, the #WorldCongress2025 also featured a Ministerial Roundtable hosted by the UN Special Representative of the Secretary General on Violence against Children, alongside the Global Initiative on JWC and IICF as representatives and lead of the Working Group on SDG16+ Justice for Children.

👉 Day 2 @ the #WorldCongress2025 #JusticeWithChildren

Today, participants are joining many fantastic plenary sessions, offering regional and thematic insights key to #J4C:

✔️Regional: Ibero-America, Asia-Oceania, Europe, & Africa

✔️Intl: Climate Justice, & Accountability in contexts of crisis

It was a great privilege to deliver our workshop at the #JWC2025 in Madrid this morning. ☺️

With Ingun Fornes from the University of Bergen, we looked at reimagining detention of children in Scotland and Norway.

Thank you to everyone who came along.

#JusticeWithChildren #UNCRC

Event flyer with speakers.

⚖️ How can we advance #AccessToJustice for children & adolescents in Ibero-America?

📅 On June 4, join us for the upcoming #JWC2025 session on the progress, innovations, & a general framework on the state of access to #JusticeForChildren & adolescents in the region.

➕ www.sdg16.plus/events/ibero...

📢 We’re underway at the 5th World Congress on Justice With Children.

Stay tuned below to hear the latest news & events !!

#WorldCongress2025 #JusticeWithChildren2025 #SDG16J4C

⚖️We’re delighted to be contributing to this global dialogue, sharing key insights across the Working Group on SDG16+ #Justice4Children 4 strategic levers - building new partnerships; smarter financing; evidence & data; and digital justice.

#SDG16J4C #WorldCongress2025 #JusticeWithChildren2025

It’s almost time for IICF to head to the 5th World Congress on Justice With Children!

📅 2–4 June 2025
📍 Madrid, Spain (with hybrid events)
🎯 Theme: Advancing Child-Centred Justice: Preventing and responding to violence affecting children in justice systems
👉 justicewithchildren.org/en/world-con...

Our Multilingualism through Art project features in @iicfstrath.bsky.social Stories from Strathclyde: inspiringchildrensfutures.org/blog/showcas.... We were delighted to be part of this inspiring showcase, recognising projects and partnerships within the university that make a real difference.

Showcase Event! Stories from Strathclyde: Celebrating our Work with Children and Young People — Inspiring Children's Futures at the University of Strathclyde Join us for an inspiring showcase event celebrating the innovative work across our faculties - work which is placing the rights and wellbeing of children and young people at its heart.

🔹 Explore the full programme and see our brochure: inspiringchildrensfutures.org/blog/showcas...

@scilt.bsky.social @strathclydehass.bsky.social @strath-psh.bsky.social @sbs.strath.ac.uk

🔹 Prof. Ian Rivers closed the event, affirming Strathclyde’s commitment to building a better future for children and young people.

🔹 A final panel explored the future of this work and the role of universities in advancing social justice for children, with insights from Susanne Millar, Dr Jim McCormick, and Prof. Alexis Jay CBE.

@glasgowcc.bsky.social @jimmccormick.bsky.social @therobertsontrust.bsky.social

🔹 The Men Minds project, led by Dr Nina Vaswani (CYCJ), premiered a short film co-created with young people exploring young men’s mental health & access to research. Followed young men's reflections about their project involvement.

@weeneens.bsky.social cycjscotland.bsky.social www.menminds.org

🔹A cross-faculty panel shared impactful research: Dr Tara Beattie (Engineering), Ms Claire Burns (CELCIS), and Dr Lisa McCann (Science) showcased work on adolescent health, care and protection, and digital health.

@clairemiggy.bsky.social @celcis.org

🔹 Keynote speaker Prof. Ann Skelton (former Chair, UN Committee on the Rights of the Child) reflected on progress and challenges in upholding children’s rights, and the potential of Strathclyde and its partners to lead change.

🔹 Prof. Sir Jim McDonald opened the event, highlighting Strathclyde’s unique expertise in supporting children and young people.

@unistrathclyde.bsky.social

🔹 On 15 May, the University of Strathclyde hosted ‘Stories from Strathclyde’ – a showcase of our work with children & young people, led by Prof. Jennifer Davidson & Prof. Carol Robinson.

@strath-ioe.bsky.social @jenniferiicf.bsky.social