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Thursday, December 18, 2014

The Global Movement for Children

Thursday, December 18, 2014 Posted by Navish D No comments
Rallying call for the global movement for children

In every child who comes into the world , the hopes and dreams of the human race are born anew.
Children are the bearers of our common future – a future that is in our hands as never before. For the world has the knowledge , the resources and the legal imperatives to give every child the best possible start in life, in a family environment that offers the love, the care, the nurturing that children need to grow, to learn and to develop to the fullest.

For this matter I urge you all to remember to do the following for children

1.       Leave no Child Out
Because every girl and boy is born free and equal in dignity and rights, all forms of discrimination and exclusion against children must end.

2.       Put Children First
Governments must meet their obligations to children and young people. At the same time, everyone - - including individuals, non-governmental organizations, religious groups, the private sector and children and adolescents themselves - must recognize their responsibility to ensure that child rights are respected.

3.       Care For Every Child
The survival and development of children is essential foundation of human development. No effort should be spared to ensure that children get the best possible start in life.

4.       Fight HIV/AIDS
Children and adolescents and their families must be protected from the devastating impact of HIV/AIDS

5.       Stop Harming and Exploiting Children
The violence and abuse that children suffer must be stopped now. And sexual and economic exploitation of children must also end.

6.       Listen to Children
Everyone must respect the right of children and young people to express themselves and to participate in decisions that affect them, consistent with their evolving capabilities. And we must listen and act.

7.       Educate Every Child
All girls and boys must receive a compulsory, free primary education of good quality.

8.       Protect Children from War
Children must be protected from the horrors of armed conflict.

9.       Protect The Earth for Children
There must be urgent steps by everyone of us – including governments, civil society  and the private sector – to assure the well-being and security of future generations by safeguarding the environment at global, national and local levels.

10.   Fight Poverty: Invest in Children

Because children suffer the most from poverty, the fight against it must begin with them. This includes investing in social services that benefit the poorest children and their families, such as basic health care and primary education. At the same time, the well-being of children must be a priority objective of debt relief programmes, development assistance and government spending.


This article has been extracted from the official UNICEF page for "The Global Movement For Children" http://www.unicef.org/gmfc/call.htm The Movement gave rise to an international campaign called "Say Yes For Children" which commenced in April 2001. The results of the campaign were presented at the Special Session on Children held by the United Nations General Assembly in New York 8-10 May 2002.

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