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Take action on children’s rights
Children’s lives should be filled with health, learning, protection, love, joy and play. To do just that, world leaders made a commitment to the world’s children by adopting the United Nations Convention on the Rights of the Child 30 years ago. It’s the most widely ratified human rights treaty in history and has helped transform children’s lives around the world. But still, not every child gets to enjoy a full childhood. Too many childhoods are cut short. It is up to our generation to demand that leaders from government, business and communities fulfil their commitments and take action for...