1989 UN Convention on the Rights of the Child . is a multilateral treaty designed to promote the protection of children worldwide. It is one of the core UN human rights treaties, and is the most rapidly and widely ratified of them all. 196 out of the 197 UN Member States have ratified it, the US being the only exception despite being actively As a signatory to the United Nations Convention on the Rights of the Child, Canada has pledged to uphold the participatory rights of children and youth. The purpose of this paper is to provide a rationale for implementing these rights in schools. Article 38 Armed Conflicts The child has the right to be protected from war and not to participate in hostilities if he/ she has not attained fifteen years of age, and the State is obliged to ensure protection and care of children who are affected by an armed conflict. Article 39 Recovery 6 A name and nationality is every child's right, enshrined in the Convention on the Rights of the Child and other international treaties. Nevertheless, the births of nearly 230 mil-lion children 7 UNITED NATION'S CONVENTION ON THE RIGHTS OF THE CHILD aUNCRCl REPORT New Developments There have been a number of significant achievements during the reporting period. 3A - The Committee requests the State party to provide: (a) Information on the adoption or reform of laws, policies and programmes, and any other the convention on the rights of the child, adopted in 1989, and the optional protocol to the convention on the rights of the child on the sale of children, child prostitution and child pornography, adopted in 2000, are the most comprehensive international legal instruments that promote and safeguard the … Children's Rights Alliance, Summary of the UN Convention on the Rights of the Child , July 2013 Article 9: Separation from parents The child has the right to live with his or her parents unless it is not deemed to be in his or her best interests; the child has the right to maintain contact with both parents if separated from one or both. UN CONVENTION ON THE RIGHTS OF THE CHILD 15 Every child has the right to meet with other children and persons they choose, to join groups and organisations, so long as this does not stop other people from enjoying their rights. 16 Every child has the right to privacy. 17 Every child has the right to reliable access to diverse cultural, national and international information from the media The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland ratified the Convention on the Rights of the Child on 16 December 1991. That means our government now has to make sure that every child has all the rights in the Convention. Article 28 Children have a right to an education. Discipline in schools should respect children's human dignity. The current state of signatures and ratifications of the Convention and its Protocols as well as the complete list of declarations and reservations are available at conventions.coe.int. Only the English and French versions of the Convention are authentic. European Court of Human Rights Council of Europe F-67075 Strasbourg cedex echr.coe.int be compulsory and available and free to all. Governments should make higher education accessible to all and take measures to encourage children to regularly attend school and reduce the rate of drop-outs. Summary of the UN Convention on the Rights of the Child 2.