Rights and advocacy
Children's health is closely linked to children's rights. This is true in relation to the underlying determinants of child health and well-being, as well as to the ways in which health policies, programmes and services are delivered to children.
The Millennium Development Goals and the 2002 UN General Assembly Special Session on Children (A World Fit for Children) focused on the political commitment of governments to primary education, achieving gender equality, and reducing mortality and HIV infections in children and adolescents. The 1989 UN Convention on the Rights of the Child clarified the legal obligations of governments for the health and well-being of children. However, the law, policies, programmes and practice vary considerably according to local circumstances and capacities.
- Child labour, education and children's rights
- This World Bank social protection discussion paper reviews the international legal framework relating to child labour and access to education. It looks at why children work, and identifies policy options to address the constraints households face with regard to schooling their children.
Recommended reading
- Overview and implementation of the UN Convention on the Rights of the Child
- ( M. Santos Pais; S. Bissell / The Lancet , 2006)
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This short article in The Lancet provides a summary of a 3-year study on the implementation of the UN Convention on the Rights of the Child (CRC) undertaken by the UNICEF Innocenti Research Centre.
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- State of the World's children 2007: women and children: the double dividend of gender equality
- ( United Nations [UN] Children's Fund , 2006)
- The 2007 State of the World's Children report examines the discrimination and disempowerment women face throughout their lives – and outlines what must be done to eliminate gender discrimination and e...
- Building resilience: a rights-based approach to children and HIV/AIDS in Africa
- ( L.M. Richter; S. Rama / Child Rights Information Network , 2006)
- This paper sets out the situation facing children affected by HIV and AIDS in Africa, assesses the responses to date, and offers recommendations for effective approaches. It finds that efforts have so...
