What we stand for
- Every child has the right to an education, the right to health and proper health care, the right to a name and a nationality.
- Each child has the right to participate in matters that affect them, and the right to be treated equally.
- Every child has the right to be protected from harm.
These rights are among the ones set out in the Convention on the Rights of the Child. Since it was first adopted in 1989, the Convention has become the most widely accepted human rights treaty in history. Its principles guide all that UNICEF does in the world.
