Ensuring a Safe and Inclusive Environment for Children: Convention on the Rights of the Child

🌍 Children under 18 make up more than one-third of the world's population.

💡 Investing in children is an opportunity and a duty.

📚 The Convention on the Rights of the Child (CRC) ensures children's rights are respected, protected, and fulfilled.

📚 The CRC must be followed by governments in all aspects of their work affecting children.

🌍 The CRC provides a way to monitor government's progress on children's rights and advocate for change.

👶 The CRC ensures each child's entitlement to equality, dignity, and respect.

📜 The Convention on the Rights of the Child (CRC) is a global human rights treaty that sets an agenda for the rights of individuals under 18.

🌍 The CRC was recognized by almost every UN member state in 1989 and has become the most ratified human rights treaty worldwide.

👶 Under the CRC, anyone under 18 is considered a rights holder, regardless of their sex, gender, religion, race, disability, or nationality.

📚 The Convention on the Rights of the Child sets out the obligations of States Parties to protect children's rights.

🤝 Article 2 of the Convention emphasizes non-discrimination and equal rights for all children.

🌟 Article 3 highlights the importance of considering children's best interests in all actions concerning them.

⭐ Article six: Every child has the inherent right to life and states must ensure their survival and development to the maximum extent possible.

🗣️ Article twelve: Children capable of expressing their views freely in all matters must have their opinions considered based on their age and maturity.

🌍 Article 30: All children, including First Nations children, have the right to enjoy their culture and language.

📝 The UN Committee on the Rights of the Child monitors and enforces the Convention on the Rights of the Child.

📋 States must submit progress reports and the committee provides recommendations for implementation and improvement.

🔒 States should enforce the convention's principles through local laws and ensure meaningful rights protection for every child.

📚 In New South Wales, there is an independent advocate for children and young people.

🌍 Raising awareness of the Convention on the Rights of the Child is crucial for its proper implementation.

👥 Regular training of adults and children contributes to societies that respect children's rights.