The GNRC is the only worldwide interfaith network exclusively devoted to working for child rights and other children's issues. Its membership and partners include a diverse group of religious leaders, faith-based organizations serving children, development workers, and UN agencies such as UNICEF and UNESCO. The GNRC was founded in May 2000 by the Arigatou Foundation, an NGO in special consultative status with the United Nations Economic and Social Council, and conducts region-wide and local programs to improve children's lives in Africa, Central Asia, Europe, Latin America, the Middle East, and South Asia.