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Rights of a Child
UNICEF is a major global organization focused on children's rights, ensuring their protection and development. The document outlines the United Nations Convention on the Rights of the Child, highlighting key principles such as non-discrimination, the best interests of the child, and children's rights to participation, education, and protection from violence. It specifies that governments must uphold these rights and work collaboratively to create an environment where children can thrive.
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Rights of a Child
- 1. Rights of a Child
- 2. About UNICEF UNICEF isthe world’s leading effective development and emergency relief organization working globally to support children. UNICEF is not funded by the
- 3. What are Rights? any claim, title, etc, that is morally just or legally granted as allowable or due to a person
- 4. What is a Convention? A convention is an agreement between countries to obey the same law. When the government of a country ratifies a convention, that means it agrees to obey the law
- 5. Why do children need a special convention? Because people under the age of 18 need special care and protection that adults don’t necessarily need
- 6. What are the keyprinciples and provisions of the Convention?
- 8. Non-discrimination Childrenshould neither benefit or suffer because of their race, color, gender, language, religion, national, social or ethnic origin, or because of any political or other opinion;
- 10. The Best Interestsof the Child Laws and actions affecting children should put their best interests first and benefit them in the best possible way.
- 12. Survival, Development and Protection The authorities in each country must protect children and help ensure their full development — physically, spiritually,
- 14. Participation Children have aright to have their say in decisions that affect them and to have their opinions taken into account.
- 16. The United Nations Convention on the Rightsof the Child
- 18. Article 1 Everyone under 18 years of age has all the rights
- 19. Article 2 The Convention applies to everyone whatever their race, religion, abilities, whatever they think or say,
- 20. Article 3 All organizations concerned with children should work towards what is best for each child.
- 21. Article 44 Article Governments should make these rights available to children.
- 22. Article 54 Article Governments should respect the rights and responsibilities of families to guide their children so that, as they grow up, they learn to use their rights properly.
- 23. Article 64 Article Children have the right to live a full life. Governments should ensure that children survive and develop healthily.
- 24. Article 7 4 Article Children have the right to a legally registered name and nationality. Children also have the right to know their parents and, as far as possible, to be cared for by them.
- 25. Article 84 Article Governments should respect a child’s right to a name, a nationality and family ties.
- 27. Article 94 Article Children should not be separated from their parents unless it is for their own good. Children whose parents have separated have the right to stay in contact with both parents, unless this might
- 30. Article 104 Article Families who live in different countries should be allowed to move between those countries so that parents and children can stay in contact, or get back together as a family.
- 31. Article 114 Article Governments should take steps to stop children being taken out of their own country illegally.
- 32. Article 124 Article Children have the right to say what they think should happen when adults are making decisions that
- 33. Article 134 Article Children have the right to get and to share information, as long as the information
- 34. Article 144 Article Children have the right to think and believe what they want and to practise their religion, as long as they are not stopping other
- 35. Article 154 Article Children have the right to meet with other children and young people and to join groups and organizations, as
- 36. Article 164 Article Children have the right to privacy. The law should protect them from attacks against their way of life, their good name, their family and their home.
- 37. Article 17 Children havethe right to reliable information from the media. Mass media should provide information that children can
- 38. Article 18 Both parentsshare responsibility for bringing up their children and should always consider what is best for each child. Governments should help
- 39. Article 19 Governments shouldensure that children are properly cared for and protect them from violence, abuse and
- 40. Article 20 Governments shouldensure that children are properly cared for and protect them from violence, abuse and neglect by their parents, or anyone else who looks after them.
- 41. Article 21 When childrenare adopted the first concern must be what is best for them. The same rules should apply whether children are adopted in the
- 42. Article 22 Childrenwho come into a country as refugees should have the same rights as children who
- 43. Article 23 Children who have any kind of disability should receive special care and support so that they can live a
- 44. Article 24 Children havethe right to good quality health care, clean water, nutritious food and a clean environment so that they will
- 45. Article 25 Childrenwho are looked after by their local authority rather than their parents should have their situation reviewed regularly.
- 46. Article 26 The Governmentshould provide extra money for the children of families in need.
- 47. Article 27 Children havethe right to a standard of living that is good enough to meet their physical and mental needs. The government should help
- 48. Article 28 Children have the right to an education. Discipline in schools should respect children’s human dignity. Primary education
- 49. Article 29 Education should develop each child’s personality and talents to the full. It should encourage
- 50. Article 30 Children have the right to learn and use the language and customs of their families, whether or not these are shared by the majority of the people in the country where they live, as long as this does not harm others.
- 51. Article 31 Children have the right to relax, play and to join in a wide
- 54. Article 32 Governmentsshould protect children from work that is dangerous or that might harm their health or education.
- 55. Article 33 Governmentsshould provide ways of protecting children from dangerous drugs.
- 56. Article 34 Governme nts should protect
- 57. Article 35 Governmen tsshould make sure that children
- 58. Article 36 Children shouldbe protected from any activities
- 59. Article 37 Children who break the law should not be treated cruelly. They should not be put in a prison with adults and
- 60. Article 38 Governments should not allow children under 15 to join the army. Children in war
- 61. Article 39 Children who have been neglected or abused should receive
- 62. Article 40 Children who areaccused of breaking the law should receive legal help. Prison sentences for
- 63. Article 41 If thelaws of a particular country protects children better than the articles of the Convention, then those laws should override the Convention.
- 64. Article 42 Governments should make the Convention known to all
- 65. The Convention onthe Rights of the Child has 54 articles in all. Articles 43-54 are about how adults and governments should work together to make
- 66.
- 67. “Everybody has rights.This means that everybody, including children, should respect the
- 68. If every childhas rights, then they also have a responsibility to respect the rights of others, including
- 69. If all childrenhave a right to be protected from conflict, cruelty, exploitation and neglect, then they
- 70. If all children havethe right to a clean environment, then they also have a responsibility to
- 71. If all childrenhave a right to be educated, then they should learn as much as they are able to and, if
- 72. If all childrenhave a right to a full life, then they should also help ensure that the needy, the disadvantaged and victims of
- 73. If children havea right to freedom of thought, conscience and religion, then they also have the obligation to respect other’s
- 74.