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CHILDREN-SELF DEPENDENT TWO LAST DHAKA (UNICEF Feature)
Civil rights begin from the moment a child is born, providing the basis
for all subsequent rights to which the child is rightfully entitled, like
access to health and education, protection from all forms of economic and
sexual exploitation, and justice when a child comes in conflict with the law.
More than one third of the world’s children live in East Asia, South Asia
and the Pacific. While Western cultures stress individual rights, Asian
societies place greater emphasis on responsibilities of the individual
towards family, community and society.
The support for Mother and Children envisions a group and community where
mother and children grow up to be productive, caring citizens of a society.
The support for mother and children advances their human rights and dignity
of women, girls and children around a country like Bangladesh.
Since the adoption of the UN Convention on the Rights of the Child in 1989,
Article 12 – the provision that children have a right to express their views
and have them taken seriously in accordance with their age and maturity – has
proved one of the most challenging to implement.
The right to be heard applies to every aspect of a child’s life-at home, in
school, in plays and leisure, in the media, local and national policy-making.
However, although much progress has been made in many countries including
Bangladesh, it remains the case that for too many children across the world,
the right to be heard still remains unrealized.
Those from more marginalized groups are disproportionately denied the
opportunity-disabled children, children from indigenous groups, children with
undocumented parents, children in conflict with the law, and those living in
extreme poverty. “Raising a child as a self-dependent person is just like
helping him or her to grow as a self-confident citizen,” observes Mohammad
Mohsin of the UNICEF, Bangladesh.
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