Convention on the Rights of the Child

For every child, every right.

Thirty years ago, world leaders made a historic commitment to the world’s children by adopting the United Nations Convention on the Rights of the Child – an international agreement on childhood.

It’s become the most widely ratified human rights treaty in history and has helped transform children’s lives around the world.

But still not every child gets to enjoy a full childhood. Still, too many childhoods are cut short.

It is up to our generation to demand that leaders from government, business and communities fulfil their commitments and take action for child rights now, once and for all. They must commit to making sure every child, has every right.

Act now for child rights, for now and for generations to come:

Children are standing up for their rights, what are we waiting for?

UNICEF

Over the past 30 years, children’s lives have been transformed…

More than 50% reduction in deaths of children under 5 since 1990

Almost halved the proportion of undernourished children since 1990

2.6 billion more people have cleaner drinking water today than in 1990

…but millions are still left behind and childhood is changing rapidly.

262 million children and youth are out of school

650 million girls and women were married before their 18th birthday

1 in 4 children will live in areas with extremely limited water resources by 2040