Since its adoption in 1989, the Convention on the Rights of the Child has served as the basis for Save the Children’s work and guided our work both in terms of focus and working methods. The achievement of Child Rights and the CRC is our "living frame."
This coming year is the 20th Anniversary and as such Save the Children across the globe is planning a series of events with the aims
- To strengthen children’s rights globally through recommitment from states to the implementation of the CRC
- To strengthen Save the Children’s profile as the number one child rights organisation recognised as the main international defender of the Rights of the Child
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This book is written for children from 7 years and upwards. It helps children to learn about the types of discrimination they may face in their day to day life and the many forms of discrimination faced by other children throughout the world.
The book also gives children information about what children all over the world are doing to stop discrimination.
How the UN CRC has improved the situation for children
Produced by Save the Children Sweden
The publication contains a dozen success stories where Save the Children and children themselves have used the CRC as a tool for change.
Read about the fight for the right to life for disabled children in Togo, advocacy for law reforms to stop discrimination in Sweden and children in Brazil who challenged the allocation of resources in their communities.
The collection gives you a gist of the long lasting and vital changes that have occurred in the lives of children when working from a human rights perspective for and with them.
The three booklets are form a series called My Rights!
Three different versions have been created targetign different age groups so that all ages can gain an understanding of Convention on the Rights of the Child and Child Rights. These child-friendly versions are relevant for all children and allow young people to raise awareness and disseminate information about their rights.
General measures of implementation for the Convention on the Rights of the Child
Children have become more visible over the last 20 years and the United Nations Convention on the Rights of the Child (CRC) has led to a shift towards considering children as human beings with rights of their own.
This paper intends to give you ideas on how to further strengthen children’s rights in your country. More facts can be found in the impact study on the follow-up and monitoring mechanisms of the CRC, that is coming soon.
'These are your rights!' is a book aimed at children explaining their rights. Each article of the UNCRC has a dedicated section complete with text and images which gives examples of what these articles may mean in a child’s daily lives. The pictures encourage colouring and work as a starting point for discussions with children. Save the Children Sweden recommends to work and use the second part (inspiration material) of this booklet with children aged between 5 and 9 years at pre-school and school.
Listening to children means taking them seriously, and taking them seriously means acknowledging that they have something to say, and that it is worth listening to.
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What difference has the Convention on the Rights of the Child made? AR and EN
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As the Convention on the Rights of the Child (CRC) celebrates its 20th anniversary, it is an opportune time to ask how the observations have resulted in positive and lasting changes in the lives of the children. Save the Children Sweden has attempted to study the impact of the concluding observations at the national level, based on Save the Children’s experience in Estonia, Nepal, Peru, Uganda and Yemen.
Download Adela Success Story Showed during the celebration in Yemen