Children draw how the world would look if air pollution continues on one half and how the world would look without air pollution on the other half. Children draw how the world would look if air pollution continues on one half and how the world would look without air pollution on the other half. We want every child in the UK to grow up breathing clean and healthy air to ensure they have the best opportunity to live a happy, healthy life. Photo: Unicef/2018/Dawe

Child Rights Policy

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Child Rights

UNICEF is guided by the Convention on the Rights of the Child and strives to establish children’s rights as enduring ethical principles and international standards of behaviour towards children. The Convention on the Rights of the Child is a legally-binding international agreement setting out the civil, political, economic, social and cultural rights of every child, regardless of their race, religion or abilities. In line with article 45 of the Convention, UNICEF UK works together with the UK and devolved governments for effective implementation of the Convention throughout the UK.

Concluding observations on the fifth periodic report of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland

Unicef UK drafted a submission to the Committee on the Rights of the Child ahead of the fifth periodic review of the UK. The full report, published by the Committee in 2016, reflects many of the issues that exist in relation to the realisation of children’s rights in the UK.

Why incorporate? Making rights a reality for every child

In 2009, Unicef UK worked with partners in the Rights of the Child UK coalition to put forth a report on why and how the UK Government should directly incorporate the United Nations Convention on the Rights of the Child into our domestic law.