20 Years - The Convention on the Rights of the Child

People and Partners

Advocates
 
Amitabh Bachchan

Actor and UNICEF Goodwill Ambassador Amitabh Bachchan speaks about the right of children to be immunized against polio.

 
Ishmael Beah

Author and human rights spokesperson Ishmael Beah speaks about the right children have to be protected from the violence and brutality of armed conflict.

 
Experts
 
Bernt Aasen

Bernt Aasen, UNICEF Regional Director for Latin America and Caribbean, talks about how cultural change around human rights has come to the region.

 
Dr. Abulkalam Abdul Momen

Dr. Abulkalam Abdul Momen, Vice-President of the UNICEF Executive Board and Permanent Representative of Bangladesh to the United Nations, talks about changes that have happened in Bangladesh due to the CRC.

 
Perspectives
 
Jaap E. Doek

Jaap E. Doek served as chairperson of the United Nations Committee on the Rights of the Child and is a deputy justice on the Amsterdam Court of Appeals. He proposes extensive child participation in monitoring and reporting systems to realize implementation of the Convention.

 
Kondwani Joe Banda

Kondwani Joe Banda is a 17-year-old UNICEF Child Ambassador from Lusaka, Zambia. Here he demonstrates how important the combination of education and recreation is in a child’s development and advocates for countries to promote child participation as an essential feature of policymaking.

 

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