Australian High Commission marks the 25th Anniversary of the Convention on the Rights of the Child
On the 25th anniversary of the adoption of the Convention on the Rights of the Child, Australian High Commissioner Robyn Mudie said “Today we commemorate 25 years since the world committed to upholding children’s rights. The convention remains important in ensuring every girl and boy can live a healthy life with access to education and without fear of violence, abuse or neglect”.
The Convention on the Rights of the Child (CRC) is the most widely ratified human rights treaty in history and has four guiding principles: non-discrimination, best interests of the child, right to life, survival and development, and respect for the views of the child.
“Australia takes its obligations under the Convention very seriously, and has made considerable progress in protecting and promoting children’s rights”, Ms Mudie said.
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Australian High Commissioner, Ms Robyn Mudie and UNICEF Sri Lanka Representative, Ms Una McCauley, meet a group of girls at the opening of the Mullaitivu RCTMS which was reconstructed with support of the Australian Government and UNICEF