ACHUCARRO and UNICEF sign a collaboration agreement to protect children’s rights
Ignacio Torres Alemán, Scientific Director of the Achucarro Center for Neuroscience (ACHUCARRO) and Joseba Madariaga, President of the UNICEF Basque Country Committee, signed a collaboration agreement that will lay the groundwork for joint initiatives aimed at protecting the rights of children and adolescents.
ACHUCARRO’s expertise in brain biology research and the strong commitment of the UNICEF Basque Country Committee to uphold, promote, and defend children’s rights come together to jointly develop activities and research studies focused on children and adolescents.
The agreement reflects a mutual commitment to develop mechanisms that foster a collaborative environment, aimed at strengthening scientific evidence in activities and research that impact the well-being of children and adolescents.
Both organizations will collaborate on joint research and publications to generate relevant knowledge and scientific results that support the realization of all the rights of children and adolescents, as outlined in the Convention on the Rights of the Child. The goal is to make these rights a universal social reality, turning them into permanent ethical principles and international standards of conduct.
In addition, they commit to jointly organizing seminars and conferences focused on training, information, and dissemination of topics that directly affect the well-being of children and adolescents. This includes the publication of specialized periodicals and the exchange of knowledge, publications, and reports.
At ACHUCARRO, Dr. Amanda Sierra Saavedra will lead a project titled Brain and Healthy Childhood, which aims to deepen science communication and outreach, with a focus on brain health during childhood.
Both parties have expressed their enthusiasm about initiating this collaboration and enriching it with content in areas of mutual interest, which represent major social challenges.