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UN Convention on the Rights of the Child

On 20 November 1989, the General Assembly of the United Nations adopted the Convention on the Rights of the Child (UNCRC). The adoption of the UNCRC was a major achievement for children, and has provided the basis for greatly increased accountability for the realisation of children’s rights at national level. Nearly all governments in the world have ratified the UN Convention on the Rights of the Child and there is no doubt that many positive changes have come about in the lives of children thanks to the Convention. However, there is no country in the world where all rights for all children are fulfilled.

As long ago as 1923, Save the Children’s founder, Eglantyne Jebb, wrote the Declaration of the Rights of the Child. She proposed five fundamental principles for children’s rights, which were important when the Convention was established. Save the Children has a strong, long-standing commitment to the advancement of all children’s rights, for every child, everywhere – in both emergency and longer-term development contexts. This commitment goes right back to the early years of the organisation’s foundation and is now part of the organisation’s DNA. 

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  1. Bingwa: Fighting Corruption by Building Integrity in the Children of Africa: Celebrating Children's Rights 25 Years Later

    This special edition celebrates the 25th anniversary of the United Nations Convention on the Rights of the Child (UNCRC) by examining the progress of child rights in East Africa over the years. It places special emphasis on the experiences and stories of

    Publication year: 2014 Publisher(s): Child Africa

  2. Children's Rights and the Corporate Sector: Setting a benchmark

    Global Child Forum is an independent, global multi-stakeholder platform for informed dialogue and thought leadership on how to advance children’s rights in support of the UN Convention on the Rights of the Child. Global Child Forum aims at gathering leade

    Publication year: 2014 Publisher(s): Global Child Forum

  3. Policy Brief: Protection and Care for Unaccompanied and Separated Children in Emergencies

    Save the Children’s legal and policy framework for the protection of unaccompanied and separated children (UNSC) is based on international treaties, guidelines, and principles. From these documents, the following are of particular relevance to UNSC: The r

    Publication year: 2014 Publisher(s): Save the Children

  4. An Alternative Report to the Fifth State Party Periodic Report to UNCRC

    In 1990, Bangladesh ratified the United Nations Convention on the Rights of the Child (UNCRC). In fulfilling its reporting obligation, Bangladesh has since submitted five Periodic Reports. This publication provides a critical assessment of the Fifth Perio

    Publication year: 2014 Publisher(s): Child Rights Advocacy Coalition in Bangladesh | Save the Children

  5. Status of the Convention on the Rights of the Child

    This report of the Secretary-General to the UN General Assembly presents information on the status of the Convention on the Rights of the Child (CRC), which was adopted 25 years ago. In addition to current status, this report also looks at implementation

    Publication year: 2014

  6. Improving Children's Lives, Transforming the Future- 25 years of child rights in South Asia

    As the Convention on the Rights of the Child (CRC) marks its 25 anniversary in 2014, this publication looks at how the CRC has changed the lives of children over the last 25 years in the eight countries of South Asia, all of which have ratified the CRC. D

    Publication year: 2014 Publisher(s): UNICEF, United Nations Children's Fund Author(s): Hulshof, Karin | Adkisson, Stephen | Vincent, Marc | Simon, Jean-Jacques

  7. Effects of the Palestinian National Cash Transfer Programme on Children and Adolescents: A mixed methods analysis

    This publication is a product of the project: The impact of cash transfers on the rights and well-being of children in the Occupied Palestinian Territories. It presents findings from a mixed methods study of the effects of the Palestinian National Cash Tr

    Publication year: 2014 Publisher(s): ODI, Overseas Development Institute Author(s): Pereznieto, Paola | Jones, Nicola | Abu Hamad, Bassam | Shaheen, Mohammed | ...

  8. Childhood free from corporal punishment- changing law and practice

    “Only 5.5% of the world’s children live in countries where they are completely protected in law from all forms of corporal punishment.” This is a special progress report prepared for the high-level conference hosted by Sweden’s Ministry of Health and Soci

    Publication year: 2014 Publisher(s): Global Initiative to End All Corporal Punishment of Children

  9. Det Handlar om Demokrati: Om konsten att öka barns inflytande över kommunala beslut

    How do you include children in political decision making processes? The Convention on the Rights of the Child gives children the right to have influence over those decisions that affect them – but how should this happen, both ethically and practically? Sw

    Publication year: 2014 Publisher(s): Save the Children Sweden Author(s): Fyrk, Karin | Vaihinen, Eva | Thornblad, Helene

  10. Protecting Children's Rights: Europe should do more

    Nils Muižnieks is a human rights activist and political scientist who has served as Council of Europe Commissioner for Human Rights since April 2012. This publication is in celebration of 25 years of the United Nations Convention on the Rights of the Chil

    Publication year: 2014 Publisher(s): Council of Europe: Commissioner for Human Rights Author(s): Muižnieks, Nils

  11. Pushing the Boundaries: A guide to increasing the realisation of children’s civil rights and freedoms

    This guide has been developed to support Child Rights Governance (CRG) staff to develop programme work to strengthen the civil rights and freedoms of children within their broader CRG programme strategy. It expands upon Save the Children’s overarching CRG

    Publication year: 2013 Publisher(s): Save the Children Author(s): O’Kane, Claire

  12. Powerpoint presentation on children's rights and business- General Comment on Child Rights and the Business Sector

    A Powerpoint presentation by Save the Children about consultations with children and adolescents that gives some background on the drafting process of the General Comment on Child Rights and the Business Sector. This presentation can be used as a useful s

    Publication year: 2012 Publisher(s): Save the Children

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