Thirty years ago, world leaders made a historic commitment to the worlds children by adopting the united nations convention on the rights of the child an international agreement on childhood its become the most widely ratified human rights treaty in history and has helped transform children s lives around the world. 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. The united nations convention on the rights of the child, or uncrc, is the basis of all of unicef s work. 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 convention on the rights of the child unicef innocenti. Read the full convention pdf read a summary of the uncrc pdf. The convention applies to everyone whatever their race, religion. Convention on the rights of the child crc in 12 countries other than the. Background and policy issues congressional research service 1 introduction the 112th congress may demonstrate an interest in u. Implementation handbook for the convention on the rights of the child. Governments should respect a childs right to a name, a. Convention on the rights of the child adopted and opened for signature, ratification and accession by general assembly. It is the most complete statement of children s rights ever produced and is the most widelyratified international human rights treaty in history. One approach to assuring the right to be heard is to incorporate the.
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. United nations convention on the rights of the child. Convention on the rights of the child hereafter referred to as crc or the convention. 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. Children have the right to a legally registered name and nationality. The committee reaffirms that the convention on the rights of the child is to be.