The United Nations Convention on the Rights of the Child defines a child as a human being below the age of 18 years unless under the law applicable to the child, majority is attained earlier.

On December 31, 2024, the United Nations warned that armed groups have increased recruitment and use of children for armed ...

These include international standards governing the protection of refugees, internally displaced persons (IDPs) and stateless persons, as well as the child protection provisions set out in the United ...

is the most universally accepted human rights treaty in history. This World Children’s Day, the United Nations marks the 31st anniversary of the Convention on the Rights of the Child. Here are four ...

UNICEF, also known as the United Nations Children's Fund, aims to save, protect and improve children's lives. UNICEF is the UN organisation with the job of protecting the rights of every child ...

Education programmes in 15 industrialized countries fail to include child rights education in their schools, according to a new United Nations Children's Fund (UNICEF) report, which also ...

Thanks to a new initiative at the United Nations, the importance of early years education will get more global attention in ...

The award-winning pictures show sad and hopeful moments of children reminding us of "our common task: to stand up for the well-being of children worldwide," says UNICEF.

Canberra is playing host to a groundbreaking art exhibition for two days in February, showcasing the creativity and ...

Children need additional rights because they need extra protection. The United Nations Convention on the Rights of the Child (UNCRC) is an international document that sets out all of the rights ...

France has acceded to all international texts which protect and promote children’s rights, first and foremost the United Nations Convention on the Rights of the Child (PDF 52.9 KB), which it signed ...