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80 Million of these children live in Somalia and USA, the two countries
that have not agreed to honour the rights of child. All others countries
have promised to uphold the rights of the child.
From the day you are born you have the right to have a name and to
be registered as a citizen of your home country. Every year, 136
million children are born. Around 48 million of these children are never
registered. There is no documented proof that they are exist!
You have the right to life. Every country that has promised to respect
the rights of the child must do all it can to allow children to survive
and develop.
1 in 14 children (1 in 7 in the poorest countries) dies before reaching
the age of 5, usually due to cause that could have been prevented.
You have the right to food, clean water and medical care. Every day
25,000 children under the age of die (9.2 million a year) of diseases
caused by lack of food, clean water, hygiene and health care.
Vaccinations against the most common childhood illnesses help save 3
million lives a year. But 1 in 5 children is never vaccinated. Every year,
1.4 million children die of diseases that can be prevented by
vaccination. 6 out of 10 children in the 50 poorest countries do not
have access to clean water. Every year, 1 million people die of malaria,
most of them children. Only 1 in 3 of these children are treated for
malaria and only 1 in 4 children in malaria countries sleep under
mosquito net.
A Home, Clothing, Food And Security
You have the right to a home, food, clothing , education, health care
and security. More than half of the world’s children live in poverty.
Around 700 million children have less than 1.25 US dollars(0.80 UK
pounds ) a day to live on. An additional 500 million live on less than 2
US dollars a day.
If you have a disability, you have the same rights as everyone else.
You have a right to receive support so that you can play an active role
in society. Children with disabilities are among the most vulnerable in
the world. In many countries, they are not allowed to go school. Many
are treated like inferior or beings and are kept hidden away. There are
110 million children with disabilities in the world.
You have the right to live in a save environment. All children have the
right to education, medical care and a decent standard of living. For 60
million children, the streets are their only home. An additional 90
million work and spend the day on the street but return home to their
families in the evening.
You have the right to protection from all forms of violence, neglected,
maltreatment and abuse. Every year, 40 million children are beaten so
badly that they need medical care. 23 countries have forbidden all
forms of corporal punishment for children, so only 3 out of 100
children are fully protected from violence by law. Many countries still
allow corporal punishment in schools.
Minority Children
You have the right to protection and care in times of war or if you are
a refugee. Children affected by conflict and refugee children have the
same rights as other children. Over the last 15 years at least 2 million
children have been killed in war. 6 million have suffered serious
physical injuries. 10 million have suffered serious psychological harm.
1 million have lost or become separated from their parents. 300,000
children have been used as soldiers, cleaners (2500 children are killed
or injured by mines every year). At least 25 million children have had
to flee their homes or countries.
You have the right to say what you think about any issue that effect
you. Adults should listen to the child’s opinion before they make
decisions, which must always be for the child’s best interests.
Is this how things are in your country and in the world today?
You and the rest of the world’s children know best!