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    This document is the Declaration of the Rights of the Child proclaimed by the United Nations General Assembly in 1959. It establishes 10 principles to protect children's rights, such as the right to a name, nationality, social security, an adequate standard of living, education, play, and protection from discrimination, neglect, cruelty, exploitation and forms of work that threaten their well-being. The declaration calls on governments, organizations and individuals to recognize these rights and work to observe them through legislation and other measures with the best interests of the child as the top priority.

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    This document is the Declaration of the Rights of the Child proclaimed by the United Nations General Assembly in 1959. It establishes 10 principles to protect children's rights, such as the right to a name, nationality, social security, an adequate standard of living, education, play, and protection from discrimination, neglect, cruelty, exploitation and forms of work that threaten their well-being. The declaration calls on governments, organizations and individuals to recognize these rights and work to observe them through legislation and other measures with the best interests of the child as the top priority.

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    This document is the Declaration of the Rights of the Child proclaimed by the United Nations General Assembly in 1959. It establishes 10 principles to protect children's rights, such as the right to a name, nationality, social security, an adequate standard of living, education, play, and protection from discrimination, neglect, cruelty, exploitation and forms of work that threaten their well-being. The declaration calls on governments, organizations and individuals to recognize these rights and work to observe them through legislation and other measures with the best interests of the child as the top priority.

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    Proclaimed by United Nations General Assembly resolution 1386 (XIV) of 20 November 1959

    DECLARATION OF THE RIGHTS OF THE CHILD


    Preamble
    Whereas the peoples of the United Nations have, in the Charter, reaffirmed their faith in fundamental
    human rights and in the dignity and worth of the human person, and have determined to promote social
    progress and better standards of life in larger freedom,
    Whereas the United Nations has, in the Universal Declaration of Human Rights, proclaimed that everyone
    is entitled to all the rights and freedoms set forth therein, without distinction of any kind, such as race,
    color, sex, language, religion, political or other opinion, national or social origin, property, birth or other
    status,
    Whereas the child, by reason of his physical and mental immaturity, needs special safeguards and care,
    including appropriate legal protection, before as well as after birth,
    Whereas the need for such special safeguards has been stated in the Geneva Declaration of the Rights
    of the Child of 1924, and recognized in the Universal Declaration of Human Rights and in the statutes of
    specialized agencies and international organizations concerned with the welfare of children,
    Whereas mankind owes to the child the best it has to give,
    Now therefore,
    The General Assembly
    Proclaims this Declaration of the Rights of the Child to the end that he may have a happy childhood and
    enjoy for his own good and for the good of society the rights and freedoms herein set forth, and calls upon
    parents, upon men and women as individuals, and upon voluntary organizations, local authorities and
    national Governments to recognize these rights and strive for their observance by legislative and other
    measures progressively taken in accordance with the following principles:
    Principle 1
    The child shall enjoy all the rights set forth in this Declaration. Every child, without any exception
    whatsoever, shall be entitled to these rights, without distinction or discrimination on account of race, color,
    sex, language, religion, political or other opinion, national or social origin, property, birth or other status,
    whether of himself or of his family.
    Principle 2
    The child shall enjoy special protection, and shall be given opportunities and facilities, by law and by other
    means, to enable him to develop physically, mentally, morally, spiritually and socially in a healthy and
    normal manner and in conditions of freedom and dignity. In the enactment of laws for this purpose, the
    best interests of the child shall be the paramount consideration.
    Principle 3
    The child shall be entitled from his birth to a name and a nationality.
    Principle 4
    The child shall enjoy the benefits of social security. He shall be entitled to grow and develop in health; to
    this end, special care and protection shall be provided both to him and to his mother, including adequate
    pre-natal and post-natal care. The child shall have the right to adequate nutrition, housing, recreation and
    medical services.
    Principle 5
    The child who is physically, mentally or socially handicapped shall be given the special treatment,
    education and care required by his particular condition.
    Principle 6
    The child, for the full and harmonious development of his personality, needs love and understanding. He
    shall, wherever possible, grow up in the care and under the responsibility of his parents, and, in any case,
    in an atmosphere of affection and of moral and material security; a child of tender years shall not, save in
    exceptional circumstances, be separated from his mother. Society and the public authorities shall have
    the duty to extend particular care to children without a family and to those without adequate means of
    support. Payment of State and other assistance towards the maintenance of children of large families is
    desirable.
    Principle 7

    The child is entitled to receive education, which shall be free and compulsory, at least in the elementary
    stages. He shall be given an education which will promote his general culture and enable him, on a basis
    of equal opportunity, to develop his abilities, his individual judgement, and his sense of moral and social
    responsibility, and to become a useful member of society. The best interests of the child shall be the
    guiding principle of those responsible for his education and guidance; that responsibility lies in the first
    place with his parents. The child shall have full opportunity for play and recreation, which should be
    directed to the same purposes as education; society and the public authorities shall endeavor to promote
    the enjoyment of this right.
    Principle 8
    The child shall in all circumstances be among the first to receive protection and relief.
    Principle 9
    The child shall be protected against all forms of neglect, cruelty and exploitation. He shall not be the
    subject of traffic, in any form. The child shall not be admitted to employment before an appropriate
    minimum age; he shall in no case be caused or permitted to engage in any occupation or employment
    which would prejudice his health or education, or interfere with his physical, mental or moral development.
    Principle 10
    The child shall be protected from practices which may foster racial, religious and any other form of
    discrimination. He shall be brought up in a spirit of understanding, tolerance, friendship among peoples,
    peace and universal brotherhood, and in full consciousness that his energy and talents should be devoted
    to the service of his fellow men.
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