Nconvention on the rights of the child unicef pdf

Ratified by 145 state parties, it defines the term refugee and outlines the rights of the displaced, as well as the legal obligations of states to protect them. The convention on the rights of the child in child friendly language. United nations convention on the rights of the child. The convention on the rights of the child is a universally agreed set of nonnegotiable standards and obligations. Rrs initiative uses the united nations convention on the rights of the child the convention to make sure. Read the full convention pdf read a summary of the uncrc pdf. Since its adoption, in 1989, the convention on the rights of the child has achieved almost universal ratification. Accessing justice for registered afghan citizens living in pakistan.

They are founded on respect for the dignity and worth of each individual, regardless of race. Governments should make the convention known to all parents and children. Implementation handbook for the convention on the rights. This text is supported by the committee on the rights of the child. The first draft of the convention included political killings, but the ussr along with some other nations would not accept that actions against groups identified as holding similar political opinions or social status would constitute genocide, so these stipulations were subsequently removed. Meanwhile in 1990, members states of the african union which, at the time, was the organization of african unity agreed to develop the african charter on the rights and welfare of the child, otherwise known as the children s charter.

The african charter on the rights and welfare of the child. Unicef law reform and implementation of the convention on the. The convention entered into force on 12 january 1951. All the rights are connected, they are all equally important and they cannot be taken away from children. The 1951 refugee convention is the key legal document that forms the basis of our work. The convention was passed to outlaw actions similar to the holocaust by nazi germany during world war ii. Recognizing that the united nations has, in the universal declaration of human rights and in the international covenants on human rights, proclaimed and. Pdf icon german icons for the convention on the rights of the child. Its become the most widely ratified human rights treaty in history and has helped transform children s lives around the world.

It is the most complete statement of children s rights ever produced and is the most widelyratified international human rights treaty in history. It defines genocide in legal terms, and is the culmination of years of campaigning by lawyer raphael lemkin. States parties shall strive to ensure that no child is deprived of his or her right of access to such health care services. This includes giving you meaningful opportunities to voice opinions about your school, and to make it the best school it can be. The united nations convention on the rights of the child is a human rights treaty which sets. These basic standards also called human rights set minimum entitlements and freedoms that should be respected by governments. If the laws of a particular country protects children better than the articles of the convention, then those laws should override the convention. States parties recognize the right of the child to the enjoyment of the highest attainable standard of health and to facilities for the treatment of illness and rehabilitation of health. The convention on the prevention and punishment of the crime of genocide was unanimously adopted by the united nations general assembly on 9 december 1948 as general assembly resolution 260. The convention explains who children are, all their rights, and the responsibilities of governments. Convention on the rights of the child unicef ghana. The united nations convention on the rights of the child, or uncrc, is the basis of all of unicef s work. The convention on the rights of the child has 54 articles in all.