Review United Nations Purpose and Role Most of

Most of our class thought the UN wasn't the best agency to decide how

Review: What is the Purpose of the UN? maintain international peace and security to

Childrens Rights Today we live in a world where almost everyone agrees that anyone

Convention on the Rights of the Child November 20, 1989 at a United Nations

The Convention on the Rights of the Child is guided by four fundamental principles:

Survival, living standards, environment You have rights to survival, to healthy living conditions and

Name, identity, care You have rights to be officially registered and recognized, and to

Protection from harm These rights are about your right to protection from abuse, violence

Education, culture, development These rights are about schooling, cultural traditions and arts, and leisure

Information, freedom of thought and speech, participation These rights are about access to information,

Think about it… It is important that every child receive a basic education. Why

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Review United Nations Purpose and Role

Most of our class thought the UN wasn't the best agency to decide how to address the threat of asteroids. 58% No 42% Yes

Review: What is the Purpose of the UN? maintain international peace and security to develop friendly relations among nations to cooperate in solving international economic, social, cultural and humanitarian problems promote respect for human rights and fundamental freedoms to be a centre for harmonizing the actions of nations in attaining these ends

United Nations Children’s Rights

Childrens Rights Today we live in a world where almost everyone agrees that anyone below 18 years old is a child and has the right to special care and protection. A girl from the nomadic Peul Bororo tribe in the village of Kehene, Niger.

Convention on the Rights of the Child November 20, 1989 at a United Nations general Assembly One set of legal rights for all children All countries have ratified (given it legal force) except the United States and Somalia

The Convention on the Rights of the Child is guided by four fundamental principles: Non-discrimination The best interests of the child Survival, development and protection Participation

Know your rights…

Survival, living standards, environment You have rights to survival, to healthy living conditions and to health care. Girls step into latrines near their school in Uganda.

Name, identity, care You have rights to be officially registered and recognized, and to be looked after properly. Ameer sits with his parents and five younger siblings in their one-bedroom home in Baghbad, capital of Iraq.

Protection from harm These rights are about your right to protection from abuse, violence and exploitation. Two boys, who dropped out of school, work at a mechanic's shop in Nigeria.

Education, culture, development These rights are about schooling, cultural traditions and arts, and leisure activities. An indigenous Australian girl plants painted hand cut-outs in the ground at the World Conference against Racism in Durban, South Africa.

Information, freedom of thought and speech, participation These rights are about access to information, about thinking and believing what you like, and about having your say and being heard. Recording a children’s programme for Radio ZID in Sarajevo, former Yugoslavia.

Think about it… It is important that every child receive a basic education. Why is it important that every child have a right to receive a basic education? How does education support other children’s rights?