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UNITED NATIONS Universal Children's Day, November 20, 2014.
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Universal Children's Day | English |
Día Universal del Niño | Spanish |
יום הילד האוניברסלי | Hebrew |
عيد الطفولة | Arabic |
어린이날 | Korean |
Weltkindertag | German |
Contents UN Universal Children’s Day, Nov. 20, 2014
UN Universal Children’s Day, Nov. 20, 2014
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UNICEF and Violence Against Children
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"We were all children once. And we all share the desire for the well-being of our children, which has always been and will continue to be the most universally cherished aspiration of humankind."
We the Children: End-decade review of the follow-up
to the World Summit for Children
Report of the Secretary-General (2001)
to the World Summit for Children
Report of the Secretary-General (2001)
A woman teacher leads children in a game involving singing and role playing at a BRAC childcare centre in the Mirpur sub-district of Dhaka, the capital. UNICEF/NYHQ2013-0364/Noorani
By resolution 836(IX) of 14 December 1954, the General Assembly recommended that all countries institute a Universal Children's Day, to be observed as a day of worldwide fraternity and understanding between children. It recommended that the Day was to be observed also as a day of activity devoted to promoting the ideals and objectives of the Charter and the welfare of the children of the world. The Assembly suggested to governments that the Day be observed on the date and in the way which each considers appropriate. The date 20 November, marks the day on which the Assembly adopted the Declaration of the Rights of the Child, in 1959, and the Convention on the Rights of the Child, in 1989.
Nearly 25 years ago, the world made a promise to children: that we would do everything in our power to protect and promote their rights to survive and thrive, to learn and grow, to make their voices heard and to reach their full potential. In spite of the overall gains, there are many children who have fallen even further behind. Old challenges have combined with new problems to deprive many children of their rights and the benefits of development.
To meet these challenges, and to reach those children who are hardest to reach, we need new ways of thinking and new ways of doing - for adults and children.
There is much to celebrate as we mark the 25th anniversary of the Convention, from declining infant mortality to rising school enrolment, but this historic milestone must also serve as an urgent reminder that much remains to be done. Too many children still do not enjoy their full rights on par with their peers.
HREA, HUMAN RIGHTS EDUCATION ASSOCIATION / Education and training in support of human rights worldwide HREA celebrates 15 years http://www.hrea.org/index.php?doc_id=919
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Universal Children's Day
-- 20 November is celebrated as the international day for children. The United Nations General Assembly recommended in 1954 (resolution 836 (IX)) that all countries institute a Universal Children's Day, to be observed as a day of understanding between children and of activity promoting the welfare of the world's children. The date of 20 November marks the day on which the Assembly adopted the Declaration of the Rights of the Child, in 1959, and the Convention on the Rights of the Child (CRC), in 1989. Universal Children's Day 2015 marks the 25th anniversary of the CRC!
During the 25 years since the Convention on the Rights of the Child was adopted, the world has taken action in every region and virtually every nation on earth. The mandate has produced significant results, helping to save and transform the lives of millions of children. Yet we cannot claim that children’s rights are being upheld when 17,000 children under the age of 5 die every day largely from preventable causes, when girls are kept home while their brothers go to school, or where mothers living in a remote community cannot access a simple vaccination for their children. We have a responsibility to find new ways of tackling the challenges not yet overcome, to reach the children not yet reached and to put equity and children’s rights at the centre of an agenda for action for all children.
Sources: UN Dag Hammarskjöld Library, UNICEF
Selected learning materials http://www.hrea.org/index.php?doc_id=919
Study Guide on the Human Rights of Children and Youth (HREA)
Conversation about child labour and the right to education with the UN Special Rapporteur on the Right to Education (15 June 2005)
Children's Rights Here and Now (Amnesty International-USA)
Fields of Hope: Educational Activities on Child Labor. Teacher's Guide
"How to Protect Human Rights?" Lesson Plan: Children's Rights in the UN System of Human Rights Protection (Helsinki Foundation for Human Rights, Poland)
Raising Children With Roots, Rights & Responsibilities: Celebrating the United Nations Convention on the Rights of the Child (USA)
Teaching for Human Rights: Pre-school and Grades 1-4
Teaching for Human Rights: Grades 5-10
International treaties on children's rights: http://www.hrea.org/index.php?doc_id=919
- Convention on the Rights of the Child
- Simplified version of the Convention on the Rights of the Child
- Declaration of the Rights of the Child
- African Charter on the Rights and Welfare of the Child
- ILO Convention (No. 138) concerning Minimum Age for Admission to Employment
- ILO Convention (No. 182) concerning the Prohibition and Immediate Action for the Elimination of the Worst Forms of Child Labor
- Optional Protocol to the Convention on the Rights of the Child on the involvement of children in armed conflict
- Optional Protocol to the Convention on the Rights of the Child on the sale of children, child prostitution and child pornography
Useful links http://www.hrea.org/index.php?doc_id=919
Right to Education Project
International Labour Organization (ILO) on Child Labour
Child Rights Information Network (CRIN)
Organisations that promote and protect the rights of children & youth
Google Search, Nov. 19, 2014
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Children's_Day
Wikipedia
Major global variants include a Universal Children's Day on November 20, by United Nations recommendation. ... On November 20, 1958 the United Nations adopted the Declaration of the Rights of the Child. The United ... March 2, 2014
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UN CONVENTION ON THE RIGHTS OF THE CHILD (UNCRC), Google Search, Nov. 19, 2014
www.childrightscampaign.org/events
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Recognizing that the United Nations has, in the Universal Declaration of Human Rights and in the International Covenants on Human Rights, proclaimed and ...
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Declaration_of_the_Rights_of_the_Child
Wikipedia
On 20 November 1959 the United Nations General Assembly adopted a much expanded version as its own Declaration of the Rights of the Child, adding ten ...
www.humanium.org/.../childrens-rights...child-rights/declaration-rights-c...
In 1959, the United Nations General Assembly adopted the Declaration of the Rights of the Child. It marked the first major international consensus on the ...
www.un-documents.net/gdrc1924.htm
Geneva Declaration of the Rights of the Child of 1924 - an element of the body of UNDocuments for earth stewardship and international decades for a culture of ...
www.cirp.org/library/ethics/UN-declaration/
[CIRP note: This file contains the text of the Declaration of the Rights of the Child.This declaration was drafted by the UN Commission on Human Rights and ...
www1.umn.edu/humanrts/instree/k1drc.htm
University of Minnesota
Declaration of the Rights of the Child, G.A. res. 1386 (XIV), 14 U.N. GAOR Supp. (No. 16) at 19, U.N. Doc. A/4354 (1959).
https://treaties.un.org/Pages/ViewDetails.aspx?...4...
United Nations
(Unless otherwise indicated, the declarations and reservations were made ..... after birth, as expressly affirmed in the `Declaration of the Rights of the Child' [Res.
www.eycb.coe.int/compasito/chapter_6/pdf/1.pdf
Both partners have the same rights when they are married and also when they are separated. 2) Nobody should force you to marry. Universal Declaration of ...
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UNICEF UN CHILDREN’S FUND
www.unicef.org/crc/
UNICEF
Watch children and their families talk about the importance of rights in their lives ... The Convention on the Rights of the Child is the most rapidly and widely ratified international human rights treaty in history. ... UNICEF and the UN. UN Links ...
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UNICEF
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www.unviolencestudy.org/
The United Nations Secretary-General's Study on Violence against Children has been a global effort to paint a detailed picture of the nature, extent and causes ...
srsg.violenceagainstchildren.org/
The Special Representative of the Secretary General on violence against childrenMarta Santos Pais joined this week the commemoration of the 25th ...
www.unicef.org/violencestudy/reports.html
UNICEF
Download Chapter 1, "An end to violence against children"· » Download Chapter 2, "Violence against children and international human rights law and ...
www.unicef.org/endviolence/
UNICEF
The official UNICEF End Violence Against Children Global Initiative website contains information about different types of violence against children, work by ...
www.un.org/apps/news/story.asp?NewsID=48639
United Nations
Sep 4, 2014 - Violence against children is universal – so prevalent and deeply ingrained in societies it is often unseen and accepted as the norm – according ...
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Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for H...
The Study analyses violence against children in five settings: the home and family; schools and educational settings; care and justice institutions; the work-place; ...
www.nytimes.com/.../un-report-finds-endemic-violen...
The New York Times
Sep 4, 2014 - Over all, war accounts for a small share of violence against children. But during conflicts and other humanitarian crises, domestic violence ...
VIOLENCE AGAINST CHILDREN, Google Search Nov. 19, 2014
(in addition to UNICEF)
Adwww.childrensaidsociety.org/
Children are victims of domestic violence in NYC. You can help!
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United States Centers for Disease Control and Preve...
Nov 25, 2013 - Violence against children and youth is all too common. It is likely you have heard stories of people whose lives have been touched by violence: ...
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The Guardian - Nov 2009
As a child I witnessed his repeated violence against my mother, and the terror and misery he caused was such that, if I felt I could have succeeded, I would have killed him. If my mother ...
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PBS - Jun 2014
A record number of children from Central America are crossing the Mexico-U.S. border unaccompanied by a parent. Many of ... Sexual violence against them is common. Aura Perez ...
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Global Day for Children
Convention on the Rights of the Child
May 2002 World Conference on Children
Appeal for Ratification
Contents UN Children’s Day, Nov. 20, 2013
UN Universal Children’s Day 2013
UNICEF, Empathy for the Filipino Children after Typhoon Haiyan
UN Declaration of the Rights of the Child
Totten, Children and Genocide
Sheehan, A Mother’s Compassion
END UN UNIVERSAL CHILDREN’S DAY NOV. 20, 2014