What is the UNCRC? The UN Convention on the Rights of the Child (UNCRC) is an important, legally binding agreement signed by 196 countries (as of 12 July 2022) which outlines the …

The United Nations Convention on the Rights of the Child is the basis of all UNICEF’s work and its principles lie at the heart of the Rights Respecting Schools Award. Using the UN Convention …

The Convention applies to every child without discrimination, whatever their ethnicity, gender, religion, language, abilities or any other status, whatever they think or say, whatever their …

16 March 2021 – In a landmark moment for children’s rights, the Scottish Parliament has voted to incorporate the UNCRC into Scottish Law.

Recognizing that the United Nations has, in the Universal Declaration of Human Rights and in the International Covenants on Human Rights, proclaimed and agreed that everyone is entitled to …

Education can change a child’s life Every child has the right to an education—whatever their ability, location, gender or ethnicity. We are working to make sure all children get the right to a …

What is the Convention on the Rights of the Child? The Convention on the Rights of the Child is a list of agreements (articles) made by almost all countries in the world. They are about how to …

UNICEF are named in the United Nations Convention on the Rights of the Child (UNCRC), and so this guides everything we do. All children have the right to be protected, nurtured and to be …

Using the UN Convention on the Rights of the Child (UNCRC) as our guide, we are working with more UK schools than almost any other organisation. Over 1.6 million children in the UK go to …

This report looks at the implementation of the UNCRC in countries beyond the UK, compiling evidence on the most effective, practical and impactful ways of embedding children’s rights …