The GMC Global Secretariat
At a global level, coordination of the GMC is led by the Convening Committee, a coalition of UNICEF, Plan International, Save the Children and World Vision International, and representatives of the GMC Regional Platforms, REDLAMYC and ENDA Tiers Monde.
Up until 2009, the Global Movement for Children didn’t have an independent legal structure and was thus hosted by the members of the Convening Committee. It was first hosted by UNICEF Headquarters in NY (2000-2002), followed by Plan International in London (2003-2005) and by UNICEF in NY again until 2008.
As the GMC grew in activities and campaigns it became necessary to create a Global Secretariat to coordinate global campaigns and actions and in 2009, the GMC and the Catalan government reached an agreement by which the GMC became officially established as a legal entity in Catalonia headquartered in Barcelona. Hence, since 2009 the GMC Global Secretariat, led by its Executive Coordinator, is hosted by the Generalitat de Catalunya.
The Team
- Executive Coordinator: Miquel de Paladella
- Administrative Officer: Biel Freixinet
- Communications Manager: Noemí Mas
- Communications Officer: Wojtek Solak
Funding
The global campaigns and the GMC Secretariat are mainly funded by the members of the GMC Convening Committee and the regional and national platforms. It also receives the generous contribution of the Generalitat de Catalunya (Government of Catalonia) to fund the Secretariat and its international campaigns, as well as donations and grants from international organizations, governments and foundations.
The Secretariat was created with the support of Uría Menéndez, one of the most prestigious law firms in Europe.
Contact
Global Movement for Children
Àlaba, 140-146, 6è2a
08018 Barcelona, Catalunya
Spain
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Email: info@gmfc.org
Tel.: 0034 93 182 07 31
Fax: 0034 93 182 07 30
