For every child, a childhood
The call for a childhood for every child is the focus of this year’s World Children’s Day appeal of the children of South Sudan. For many children this basic right is not respected. Children highlight most children in South Sudan are denied the right to be a child. They are given responsibilities beyond what one can expect from a child. Children…, Key findings, The children of South Sudan ask, We – children of South Sudan – ask Government, humanitarian organizations, community leaders, our parents and all people in our country to increase their attention and action for the rights of children and for the right of every child to be a child. We, children of South Sudan... ask adults to respect us as children instead of abusing us as…, Poems on the right of a child to be a child, Ludia Gibriel Rights to be children By Ludia Gibriel Who will listen to the still voice of voiceless? Who will wipe the tears of the Child? Homeless we are, hungry we stay Days come; nights go but thirsty we remain Who will rise and support the needy? Look how we suffer on the street No place to sleep or food to eat With bad situations to bear but…, What children have to say about the right of a child to be a child, Learn more