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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.
Convention on the Rights of the Child | OHCHR. Human Rights Instruments. Core Instrument. Universal Instrument. Convention on the Rights of the Child. ADOPTED. 20 November 1989. BY. General Assembly resolution 44/25. Download: PDF. View ratification status by country. Table of Contents. PREAMBLE. PART-I. Articles. PART-II. Articles. PART-III.
The Convention has 54 articles that cover all aspects of a child’s life and set out the civil, political, economic, social and cultural rights. The convention is universal—these rights apply to every child and the convention entitles every child to claim them.
All children everywhere are entitled to human rights, fundamental freedoms, dignity and equality under international human rights law.
OVERVIEW. There are about 2.3 billion children in the world, nearly a third of the total human population. Children are defined by law as people who are under the age of majority in their country, usually 18 years old. Whatever their age, all children have human rights, just as adults do.
