The united nations convention on the rights of the child is an important agreement by countries who have promised to protect children s rights the convention explains who children are, all their rights, and the responsibilities of governments. Uncrc united nations convention on the rights of the child. Read the full convention pdf read a summary of the uncrc pdf. The adventures of jad and tala the adventures of jad and tala are series published by the unicef office in lebanon that includes a collection of children s stories designed for children aged between 4 and 9 years old to highlight key child rights and themes that affect the educational, psychological, health and social development of children. The united nations convention on the rights of the child. All the rights are connected, they are all equally important and they cannot be taken away from children. Convention on the rights of the child unicef lebanon. United nations convention on the rights of the child. Governments should respect a childs right to a name, a. Implementation handbook for the convention on the rights of the child.
One approach to assuring the right to be heard is to incorporate the. Implementation handbook for the convention on the rights. Convention on the rights of the child crc in 12 countries other than the. Convention on the rights of the child hereafter referred to as crc or the convention. The committee reaffirms that the convention on the rights of the child is to be. Children have the right to a legally registered name and nationality. The convention applies to everyone whatever their race, religion. The convention on the rights of the child unicef innocenti. Background and policy issues congressional research service 1 introduction the 112th congress may demonstrate an interest in u. Every right spelled out in the convention on the rights of the child is inherent to the human dignity and harmonious development of every child. Considering that, in accordance with the principles proclaimed in the charter of the united nations, recognition of the inherent dignity and of the equal and inalienable rights of all members of the human. The united nations convention on the rights of the child, or uncrc, is the basis of all of unicef s work.
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