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20 years of the CRC
In 1989, the Convention on the Rights of the Child became the first legally binding international convention to affirm human rights for all children. While great progress has been made on child rights in the past 20 years, much work remains to be done. Dan Seymour, Chief of the Gender and Rights Unit of UNICEF’s Policy and Practice Division, offers his assessment.More
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“A world where all girls and boys are empowered through quality education to realize their full potential and contribute to transforming societies where gender equality becomes a reality.”
Adopted at the 13 June 2008 meeting of the UNGEI Global Advisory Committee in Kathmandu, Nepal.
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“Investing in girls’ education delivers well-known returns. When girls' are educated, they are more likely to earn higher wages and obtain better jobs, to have fewer and healthier children and to enjoy safer childbirth."11 July 2009
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Plan International: Because I am a Girl: The State of the World’s Girls (2009)
Commonwealth Secretariat: Commonwealth Education Partnerships 2009/10 (2009)
UNGEI: Overcoming Barriers To Girls’ Education In South Asia - Deepening the Analysis (2009)
AED: Girls’ Success: Mentoring Guide For Life Skills (2009)
World Bank: Rethinking School Feeding: Social Safety Nets, Child Development, and the Education Sector (2009)
OCHA: IASC Gender Handbook in Humanitarian Action (2009)
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Commonwealth Secretariat: Commonwealth Education Partnerships 2009/10 (2009)
UNGEI: Overcoming Barriers To Girls’ Education In South Asia - Deepening the Analysis (2009)
AED: Girls’ Success: Mentoring Guide For Life Skills (2009)
World Bank: Rethinking School Feeding: Social Safety Nets, Child Development, and the Education Sector (2009)
OCHA: IASC Gender Handbook in Humanitarian Action (2009)
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In the run-up to 20 November 2009, the 20th anniversary of the Convention on the Rights of the Child, UNICEF is featuring a series of stories about this landmark international agreement on the basic human rights of all children – including progress made and challenges that remain.
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19 November - World Day for the Prevention of Child Abuse
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25 November - International Day for the Elimination of Violence against Women