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Celebrate Universal Children's Day with Advocacy

Universal Children’s Day is celebrated every year on November 20 to mark the day when the United Nations Declaration on the Rights of the Child was adopted in 1989. The Convention on the Rights of the Child (CRC) is a multilateral human rights treaty that promotes the rights of all children worldwide. All of the UN Member States as well as...

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Convention on the Rights of the Child Update

The UN Convention on the Rights of the Child (CRC) is a multilateral human rights treaty that promotes the rights of all children worldwide. 

A total of 195 countries have ratified the CRC and are participating actively in implementing its provisions to protect children, strengthen families and unquestionably improve the lives of those under 18. South Sudan ratified the CRC in...
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November 20 - Universal Children's Day

crcUniversal Children's Day is celebrated every November 20th in honor the day that the United Nations Convention on the Rights of the Child (CRC) was adopted in 1989.  The CRC has been ratified by 193 nations. Sadly, the United States is one of the few countries in the world which has not ratified it.  The others are South Sudan and Somalia.  If you...

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