The United Nations Convention on the Rights of the Child (UNCRC) sets out the fundamental rights for children. It’s a complete statement of children’s rights and outlines the civil, political, economic, social, and cultural rights that all children are entitled to. 

These rights can be categorised as: 

• survival rights
• protection rights
• developmental rights
• participation rights

The UNCRC is the most widely ratified treaty in the world and its 54 articles cover all aspects of a child’s life and take into account the best interests of children.

All of the rights are: 

• universal
• inalienable
• indivisible
• interdependent

We need to make sure that everyone knows what children’s rights are and that we recognise, respect, support and promote them.