War, Abuse, Obesity: The 2026 KidsRights Index Reveals a Generation Under Threat.

Scroll down

KidsRights Index 2026: Youth Obesity Now a Global Epidemic

Obesity is rising among the youngest generations on every continent. Read this and other key findings in the KidsRights Index 2026.

See all key findings

Change begins with
young changemakers.

Young people around the
world are taking action...

...from the ground up,
from the inside out.

All over the world, children and young people are standing up for justice. They are protecting the climate, advocating for children’s rights, and developing solutions to problems that affect us all. They are the generation shaping the world right now.

Read more

How we empower young changemakers

Young people standing up for children's rights deserve more than applause. They deserve research that proves their story, a stage that reaches world leaders and a movement that doesn't stop. That's why KidsRights works across these three areas at once.

Over 800 State of Youth chapters
in more than 70 countries.

Click on the map to discover more.

View the projects we support

See all projects

"‘Our words must be accompanied by our deeds. It is not enough to identify a problem, we must also seek its solution. This is what it means to be a leader, a Changemaker, a campaigner.’"

- ABRAHAM M. KEITA, 2015 WINNER INTERNATIONAL CHILDREN'S PEACE PRIZE

This site is registered on wpml.org as a development site. Switch to a production site key to remove this banner.