The United Nations International Children’s Emergency Fund,UNICEF in commemoration of 2019 Children’s day has inaugurated a campaign to create awareness about the rights of children in Nigerian society.
UNICEF’s new Country Representative in Nigeria, Peter Hawkins, disclosed this in a statement on Monday.
The campaign tagged ‘For every child, every right’ is aimed at drawing attention to the human rights of the Nigerian child.
Hawkins said that while there have been many innovations over the last few years, children in Nigeria were still not accessing health, nutrition, education and other amenities as they ought to.
This year’s Children’s Day falls during the 30th anniversary of the UN Convention on the Rights of the Child, which is being commemorated this year around the world.
As part of the celebrations, UNICEF is launching a “Passport to Your Rights” – a copy of the CRC in child-friendly language, in pocket format.
Hawkins added that UNICEF aims that every child in Nigeria has a copy by 2030 – the deadline for the achievement of the Sustainable Development Goals.
