Международная защита прав ребёнка в современном мире

Abstract

Human rights are an inalienable inherent right of every person from their birth. The respect of human rights and freedoms is viewed as an index of the development of the society. The Convention on the Rights of the Child, adopted in 1989 by the UN General Assembly and come into force a year later, profoundly changed the world's treatment of children. Like the Universal Declaration of Human Rights, the Convention articulated something fundamental about humanity's sense of itself and acted as a watershed and reference point for future generations. Seen through the Convention's provisions, the child is an active and contributing member of a family, community and society. Announcement to build a Global Movement for Children in 1999 was a beginning of great changes. This worldwide movement aims to unite all those who believe that the rights of children must be a priority. It is a movement that is gathering the kind of momentum and moral force that politicians ignore at their peril. One of the main goals of the movement was to prepare people throughout the world with the help of campaign "Say Yes for Children" to the Special Session on Children. Built on 10 imperative actions and responsibilities, the campaign was determined to deliver the clear and unmistakable message that the citizens of the world care about children and expect governments to keep the promises they make to them. In May 2002, world leaders: Government leaders, Heads of State, NGOs, children's advocates and children themselves, focused their attention on young people as the UN General Assembly hosted Special Session on Children. Participantsreviewed the progress that had been made over the years since the last World Summit for Children in 1990 and worked out an agreement on the critical actions that will be taken over the next decade on behalf of children.