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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. If you are under 18 years old, you have these rights, too! Convention on the Rights of the Child

    In commemoration of 25 years of the Convention on the Rights of the Child, UNICEF has produced this child-friendly version of the convention.

    Publication year: 2014 Publisher(s): UNICEF, United Nations Children's Fund

  2. Legal Assistance- Update on birth registration for refugees from Syria. Norwegian Refugee Council.

    Through its Information, Counselling and Legal Assistance (ICLA) programme,The Norwegian Refugee Council (NRC) provides information, counselling and legal assistance to refugees from Syria about access to essential services and on legal issues in Lebanon

    Publication year: 2014 Publisher(s): NRC, Norwegian Refugee Council

  3. 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

  4. 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

  5. Small Voices, Big Dreams 2014

    In order to mark the 25th anniversary of the United Nations Convention on the Rights of the Child, this survey of the world’s children looks at what children think of these rights and why they think child rights are so important. 6,040 children were surve

    Publication year: 2014 Publisher(s): ChildFund Alliance Author(s): Zhao, Xiaoyan | O'Neil, Kathleen

  6. The CRC: Promises to keep, miles to go before I sleep, 25 Years of the Convention on the Rights of the Child

    Justice Vui Clarence J. Nelson is a Samoan national currently serving as a Sitting Judge of the Supreme Court of Samoa. In this publication, he shares the history of the Convention of the Rights of the Child (CRC) in Samoa. Although progress has been made

    Publication year: 2014 Publisher(s): UNICEF, United Nations Children's Fund Author(s): Nelson, Justice Vui Clarence J.

  7. Delivery on the Promise for Children is Long Overdue: 25 Years of the Convention on the Rights of the Child

    Written by Kevin Watkins, Executive Director of the Overseas Development Institute, this essay analogizes a speech by Martin Luther King Jr. on the “fierce urgency of now” in upholding the pledge for justice made in the “promissory note” of the American C

    Publication year: 2014 Publisher(s): UNICEF, United Nations Children's Fund Author(s): Watkins, Kevin

  8. General comment No. 14 (2013) on the right of the child to have his or her best interests taken as a primary consideration (art. 3, para. 1)

    The present general comment seeks to ensure the application of and respect for the best interests of the child by the States parties to the Convention. It defines the requirements for due consideration, especially in judicial and administrative decisions

    Publication year: 2013 Publisher(s): UNCRC, United Nations Committee on the Rights of the Child

  9. 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

  10. Child Protection Sessions for Parents and Caregivers. Training Toolkit

    This toolkit was originally created for Jordan, with special emphasis on Syrian refugees, but the issues dealt with in the toolkit can be applied to any country. The development of this tool was an interagency initiative led by Save the Children Internati

    Publication year: 2013 Publisher(s): Save the Children | Terre des Hommes | UNHCR, U ...

  11. Children's Rights in Policies and Codes of Conduct. A tool for companies

    A guidance for business on integrating children’s rights considerations into company policies and processes, developed by UNICEF and Save the Children. This tool for companies recommends ways for all businesses to incorporate children’s rights into their

    Publication year: 2013 Publisher(s): UNICEF, United Nations Children's Fund Author(s): Watkins, Christine | Gorostiaga, Amaya

  12. Minimum Standards for Child Protection in Humanitarian Action, 2012

    Please note that there is a second edition of the Minimum Standards for Child Protection in Humanitarian Action (2019) available here>> Children often make up more than 50% of the population affected by conflicts or disasters around the world. In humanita

    Publication year: 2012 Publisher(s): CPWG, The Child Protection Working Group

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