Children's rights: what matters most to young people around the world? - interactive

From Global development | The Guardian Thu Nov 20 2014, 13:57:09

In 1989, world leaders signed up to the UN convention on the rights of the child, enshrining in international law the principle that all children should be entitled to basic rights including a name and nationality, education, healthcare and protection in times of war. A quarter of a century on, we approached Unicef to find out from children around the world what rights were most important to them. Presented with a child-friendly version of the convention, this is what they had to say

Children's rights being 'violated with impunity'

Continue reading...

[view whole blog post ]
 See More    |     Report Abuse



blogAfrica is allAfrica.com's platform to help you keep an ear on the African blogosphere. We draw diverse voices from around the world who post regularly and insightfully about African issues. Bloggers, submit your blog's rss-feed!