The Convention on the rights of the child (CRC) was adopted by the United Nations Organization in 1989.
- The United Nations Convention on the rights of the child
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It recognizes the rights of children in four major areas: the right to life and survival, to development, to protection and to participation.
Ten principles of the rights of the child have been defined as:
1. To include every child
2. To give priority to children
3. To take care of every child
4. To fight against HIV/AIDS
5. To end exploitation of children and the harm that is done to them
6. To listen to children / to let children express their views
7. To educate every child
8. To protect children during war
9. To protect the planet for children
10.To fight against poverty: to invest in favour of children
A simplified version of the Convention on the rights of the child is available on the following site :
