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== United Nations ==
== United Nations ==
=== UN Convention on the Rights of the Child ===
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The UN General Assembly adopted the Convention and opened it for signature on 20 November 1989 (the 30th anniversary of its Declaration of the Rights of the Child). It came into force on 2 September 1990, after it was ratified by the required number of nations.


As of 24 August 2021, 196 countries are party to it, including every member of the United Nations except the United States.
=== International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights ===
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'' See [[International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights]] for details.''


* [[Art. 2 UN-CRC]] - Respect for children's rights; Prohibition of discrimination
=== UN Convention on the Rights of the Child ===
* [[Art. 3 UN-CRC]] - Well-being of the child
''See [[UN Convention on the Rights of the Child]] for details.''
* [[Art. 6 UN-CRC]] - Right to live
* [[Art. 14 UN-CRC]] - Freedom of thought, conscience and religion
* [[Art. 18 UN-CRC]] - Responsibility for the best interests of the child
* [[Art. 19 UN-CRC]] - Protection against the use of force, abuse, neglect
* [[Art. 24 UN-CRC]] - Health care
* [[Art. 30 UN-CRC]] - Minority protection
* [[Art. 39 UN-CRC]] - Recovery and reintegration of injured children