Julie Bishop address to Council 2010
Child rights
Child Rights Working Group
The purpose of the group is to share approaches to child rights programming and raise awareness of the importance of addressing child-focused issues across development sectors.
Working Group co-convenors:
Amalia Fawcett, Plan Australia
Natalie Abel, Baptist World Aid
The United Nations Convention on the Rights of the Child
The United Nations Convention on the Rights of the Child declares children everywhere should have:
- the right to survival
- the right to develop to the fullest
- the right to protection from neglect, abuse and exploitation
- the right to participate fully in family, cultural and social life.
Facts and figures
- poor nutrition results in 50% of children under five dying from an infectious disease
- 1.8 million children die from diarrhoea caused by a lack of clean water and sanitation
- 10 million children die preventable deaths each year
- over one million children are trafficked across the globe every year for sexual purposes
- it is estimated that 10 million children around the world are subject to sexual exploitation
Resources
Enhanced Protection for Children Affected by AIDS, UNICEF
AusAID Child Protection Policy
Guidelines for the Development of a Child Protection Policy, ACFID Code of Conduct
Because I am a Girl - The State of the World's Girls 2008, Plan UK
The Child Rights Information Network (CRIN)
The United Nations Secretary General’s Study on Violence Against Children
Protection of Children from Sexual Exploitation in Travel and Tourism
The Convention on the Rights of the Child (1989)
Child Sexual Abuse and Commercial Sexual Exploitation of Children in the Pacific: a Regional Report (PDF, 1.6Mb)
Australian Leadership Awards Fellowships
Long Term Afghanistan Aid Commitment Applauded