Child rights in cartoons
In 1998, UNICEF thought of a creative way to help educate the world about children’s rights. UNICEF asked directors around the world to make a 30-second animated film illustrating one of the rights spelled out in the Convention of the Rights of the Child.
Since then, over 70 studios in 32 countries have created cartoons for this project. The cartoons have been shown on television to over 1 billion people worldwide and are still on TV today in many countries.
Click on any of the images below to watch a cartoon version of the articles of the CRC.
Article 2
Every child has the right to a life free from discrimination.
Animated by Guy O'Neal.
Independent, Barbados.
Article 3
Rights should be applied in the best interests of the child.
Animation by ANWYN BEIER. Music by Rowland Lee.
Red Kite Productions Ltd, Scotland.
Article 4
All rights to a childhood need protection.
Animated by Rafael Andreu. Music by Aneiro Taño.
Ramm Productions, Mexico.
Article 5
Children have the right to develop to their full potential.
Summer Productions, USA.
Article 6
Children have the right to survive and develop to the fullest.
Created by Bretislav Pojar.
National Film Board of Canada, Canada.
Article 24
Children have the right to adequate health services.
Created by Miguel Repiso.
Independent, Argentina.
Article 24
Every child has the right to food and nutrition.
Animated by Elphin Lloyd-Jones.
Telemagination, England.
Article 28
Every child has the right to education.
Animated by Muafak Kat.
Independent, Syria.
Article 38
Children have the right to protection in times of war.
Directed by Bill Dennis and John Rice.
Fil-Cartoons, Inc., Philippines.
Article 40
Children in conflict with the law have the right to be treated with dignity.
Animated by Mario Rosales, Anabel Prado, Jorge Mendoza.
Kimerica Clisos, Mexico.
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