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The document summarizes key articles from the UN Convention on the Rights of the Child (UNCRC) that are relevant to the five outcomes of the Every Child Matters framework in the UK. It lists several articles that protect children's rights to health, family life, education, protection from harm, and an adequate standard of living. The UNCRC aims to ensure that all children can enjoy their childhood and realize their full potential.

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ld hi P eC IN U f th so ht JO LL ig eR th on A en tio n Every Child Matters IT eU N Co nv th The five Outcomes and the th wi UN Convention on the Rights of the Child (UNCRC) These articles of the UNCRC are relevant to all five Outcomes Article 1 Article 6 Everyone under 18 years of age has all the All children have the right to life. rights stated in the UN Convention on the Governments should ensure that children Rights of the Child. survive and develop healthily. Article 2 Article 12 The Convention applies to everyone, whatever Governments to ensure that children have the their nation, race, colour, sex, religion, abilities, right to express freely their views and to take opinion, wealth or social position. account of children’s views. Children have the right to be heard in any legal or administrative Article 3 matters that affect them. All organisations concerned with children should work towards what is best for each child. Article 22 Refugee children have the right to protection and Article 4 assistance and the same rights as other children Governments shall take all neccessary steps to wherever they are or whatever their circumstance. make these rights available to all children. Being healthy Staying safe Enjoying and Making a positive Economic Enjoying good Being protected achieving contribution well-being physical and from harm and Getting the most out To the community Not being prevented mental health neglect and growing of life and developing and to society and by economic and living a up able to look broad skills for not engaging in anti- disadvantage from healthy lifestyle after themselves adulthood social or offending achieving their full behaviour potential in life Article 23 Article 9 Article 5 Article 5 Article 8 Special care and Right to family life Governments Governments Government respect support for children unless the child is respect the rights respect the rights child’s right to name, with special needs abused or neglected and responsibilities and responsibilities nationality, family of parents of parents Article 24 Article 10 Article 10 Right to health care, Right of families to Article 7 Article 10 Right of families to clean drinking water, be together Birth registration Right of families to be together nutritious food and a and nationality be together Article 13 Article 18 clean environment Right to receive and Article 13 Article 13 Governments must Article 27 share information Right to receive and Right to receive and support parents with Standard of living that so long as it is share information share information services for children meets physical, not damaging so long as it is so long as it is Article 19 mental, spiritual, not damaging not damaging Article 18 Government moral and social needs Governments must Article 14 Article 14 protection of Article 31 support parents with Freedom of thought Freedom of thought children, including Right to rest, play and services for children and religion, and religion, from abuse or enjoy art and culture government respect government respect neglect by parents Article 19 for parental guidance for parental guidance Article 36 Government Article 24 Right to protection protection of Article 15 Right to health care, from any activities children, including Right to meet together clean drinking water, that harm welfare from abuse or and join groups nutritious food and a and development neglect by parents clean environment
Being healthy Staying safe Enjoying and Making a positive Economic Enjoying good Being protected achieving contribution well-being physical and from harm and Getting the most out To the community Not being prevented mental health neglect and growing of life and developing and to society and by economic and living a up able to look broad skills for not engaging in anti- disadvantage from healthy lifestyle after themselves adulthood social or offending achieving their full behaviour potential in life Article 39 Article 20 Article 17 Article 15 Article 26 Governments to help Governments to Right to reliable Right to meet together Extra support for restore a child’s provide proper care information from the and to join groups families in need health, self-respect and protection for media; information Article 29 Article 27 and dignity after children without family provided that young Education should Standard of living abuse or neglect people can understand develop each child’s Article 21 that meets physical, Adoption of children Article 20 personality, talents mental, spiritual, according to what is Governments to and abilities to their moral and social needs best for a child provide proper care fullest potential, as and protection for well as develop Article 25 respect for parents, children without family Children in care, other members of protection or under Article 23 human society, and treatment to be Special care and the environment reviewed regularly support for children with special needs Article 30 Article 32 Right to use Protection from work Article 28 language, religion that is dangerous or Right to education and customs of detrimental to health family or group Article 29 or education Education should Article 31 Article 33 develop each child’s Right to rest, play and Protection from personality, talents enjoy art and culture dangerous drugs and abilities to their fullest potential, as Article 42 Article 34 Governments to well as develop Protection from ensure that everyone, respect for parents, sexual abuse adults and young other members of Article 35 human society, and people, is aware of Children should not the environment the rights and be abducted or sold responsibilites Article 30 contained in UNCRC Article 36 Right to use Protection from language, religion activities that harm and customs of development family or group Article 37 Article 31 Fair treatment by the Right to rest, play and law; not imprisoned enjoy art and culture with adults Article 39 Help to restore health, self-respect and dignity after abuse or neglect Article 40 Child offenders to receive legal help; prison is last resort For further information or to download this leaflet, please visit our website at: www.unicef.org.uk/tz or for more copies of this leaflet (code 32016) call the Helpdesk: 0870 606 3377 UNICEF UK receives no statutory UN funding and is dependent on voluntary donations from governments and individuals. The UK Committee for UNICEF is a Company Limited by Guarantee, registered in England and Wales, No: 3663181. Registered Charity No: 1072612

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  • 1. ld hi P eC IN U f th so ht JO LL ig eR th on A en tio n Every Child Matters IT eU N Co nv th The five Outcomes and the th wi UN Convention on the Rights of the Child (UNCRC) These articles of the UNCRC are relevant to all five Outcomes Article 1 Article 6 Everyone under 18 years of age has all the All children have the right to life. rights stated in the UN Convention on the Governments should ensure that children Rights of the Child. survive and develop healthily. Article 2 Article 12 The Convention applies to everyone, whatever Governments to ensure that children have the their nation, race, colour, sex, religion, abilities, right to express freely their views and to take opinion, wealth or social position. account of children’s views. Children have the right to be heard in any legal or administrative Article 3 matters that affect them. All organisations concerned with children should work towards what is best for each child. Article 22 Refugee children have the right to protection and Article 4 assistance and the same rights as other children Governments shall take all neccessary steps to wherever they are or whatever their circumstance. make these rights available to all children. Being healthy Staying safe Enjoying and Making a positive Economic Enjoying good Being protected achieving contribution well-being physical and from harm and Getting the most out To the community Not being prevented mental health neglect and growing of life and developing and to society and by economic and living a up able to look broad skills for not engaging in anti- disadvantage from healthy lifestyle after themselves adulthood social or offending achieving their full behaviour potential in life Article 23 Article 9 Article 5 Article 5 Article 8 Special care and Right to family life Governments Governments Government respect support for children unless the child is respect the rights respect the rights child’s right to name, with special needs abused or neglected and responsibilities and responsibilities nationality, family of parents of parents Article 24 Article 10 Article 10 Right to health care, Right of families to Article 7 Article 10 Right of families to clean drinking water, be together Birth registration Right of families to be together nutritious food and a and nationality be together Article 13 Article 18 clean environment Right to receive and Article 13 Article 13 Governments must Article 27 share information Right to receive and Right to receive and support parents with Standard of living that so long as it is share information share information services for children meets physical, not damaging so long as it is so long as it is Article 19 mental, spiritual, not damaging not damaging Article 18 Government moral and social needs Governments must Article 14 Article 14 protection of Article 31 support parents with Freedom of thought Freedom of thought children, including Right to rest, play and services for children and religion, and religion, from abuse or enjoy art and culture government respect government respect neglect by parents Article 19 for parental guidance for parental guidance Article 36 Government Article 24 Right to protection protection of Article 15 Right to health care, from any activities children, including Right to meet together clean drinking water, that harm welfare from abuse or and join groups nutritious food and a and development neglect by parents clean environment
  • 2. Being healthy Staying safe Enjoying and Making a positive Economic Enjoying good Being protected achieving contribution well-being physical and from harm and Getting the most out To the community Not being prevented mental health neglect and growing of life and developing and to society and by economic and living a up able to look broad skills for not engaging in anti- disadvantage from healthy lifestyle after themselves adulthood social or offending achieving their full behaviour potential in life Article 39 Article 20 Article 17 Article 15 Article 26 Governments to help Governments to Right to reliable Right to meet together Extra support for restore a child’s provide proper care information from the and to join groups families in need health, self-respect and protection for media; information Article 29 Article 27 and dignity after children without family provided that young Education should Standard of living abuse or neglect people can understand develop each child’s Article 21 that meets physical, Adoption of children Article 20 personality, talents mental, spiritual, according to what is Governments to and abilities to their moral and social needs best for a child provide proper care fullest potential, as and protection for well as develop Article 25 respect for parents, children without family Children in care, other members of protection or under Article 23 human society, and treatment to be Special care and the environment reviewed regularly support for children with special needs Article 30 Article 32 Right to use Protection from work Article 28 language, religion that is dangerous or Right to education and customs of detrimental to health family or group Article 29 or education Education should Article 31 Article 33 develop each child’s Right to rest, play and Protection from personality, talents enjoy art and culture dangerous drugs and abilities to their fullest potential, as Article 42 Article 34 Governments to well as develop Protection from ensure that everyone, respect for parents, sexual abuse adults and young other members of Article 35 human society, and people, is aware of Children should not the environment the rights and be abducted or sold responsibilites Article 30 contained in UNCRC Article 36 Right to use Protection from language, religion activities that harm and customs of development family or group Article 37 Article 31 Fair treatment by the Right to rest, play and law; not imprisoned enjoy art and culture with adults Article 39 Help to restore health, self-respect and dignity after abuse or neglect Article 40 Child offenders to receive legal help; prison is last resort For further information or to download this leaflet, please visit our website at: www.unicef.org.uk/tz or for more copies of this leaflet (code 32016) call the Helpdesk: 0870 606 3377 UNICEF UK receives no statutory UN funding and is dependent on voluntary donations from governments and individuals. The UK Committee for UNICEF is a Company Limited by Guarantee, registered in England and Wales, No: 3663181. Registered Charity No: 1072612