[needs of children - UN convention -present status of children status of children in the world - scene of Nepal - problems - measures to take]
All the people from their birth to the age of puberty are children. They are all delicate, innocent dependent. They are not capable of making right decisions. they need good support from their family and society. Children occupy an important portion of every population. The future of the nation highly depend upon the level of care being provided to its children who are sensitive and receptive. Actually children are the future builders of their nation and everyone has responsibility to contribute to their all-round development .
The UN Convention on the Right of Child 1989 has recognized various rights for the survival, development, protection and participation of children. According to it , all children (from conception to 18 years of age ) have a right to name nationality and care within a family , including good health care and nutrition . They also have a right to good preparation for life including a stimulating education and opportunities for games and sports and creativity. Children also have a right to be protected from mistreatment of exploitation and to special provision of they are handicapped or orphans. Finally they have to freedom of expression, thought, conscience and religion
Most countries of the world including nepal have signed the UN Convention expressing their commitment to protect and promote the various rights of their children as laid down in it. But the condition of children in most parts of world is not good. Child labour still continues to remain a serious world problem. The UN estimates have stated that by the year 2000 there were 375 million child labourers worldwide. Most of them are in undeveloped countries in Latin America,Africa, and Asia. Most child labourers work long hours for small wages and are unable to have any education and health care. Many are victims of sexual abuse as well.
Nepal alone has over 2 million child labourers who fullfill about 15% of the total workforce of the country. They work in factories, farms and households in various conditions of hardship, deprivation and danger. Some are even bonded as slaves. Most of these child labourers are vulnerable to physical and mental torture. Thousands of orphans, homeless and deserted children are living in the street. Even those few sheltered in child centres are not secure and well-cared. To worsen the situation,every year, thousands of girls are trafficked to india where they are made to serve as prostitutes. During The conflict period, some were used as militants. Also many of the ordinary children living with their parents are diseased, malnourished and deprived of goods educational facilities.
The government has the main responsibility of guaranteeing the rights of all children. Now the constitution has recognized child rights as a fundamental right. There are several acts and regulations such as the children act 2048. Many NGO's and INGO's have programmes to support the needy childern. But our enforcement has always reminded poor. Poverty, ignorance and insincere leadership stand as great challenges. Our enforcement mechanism must be made strong and effective so that our own efforts and those from international child right agencies such as UNICEF and LIP can turn meaningful. Sincere effort should be made to raise the economic level of many families in rural areas. Parents should also know the importance of proper childcare. To sum up, we all have parts to play for shaping the future of our children in a proper way.
All the people from their birth to the age of puberty are children. They are all delicate, innocent dependent. They are not capable of making right decisions. they need good support from their family and society. Children occupy an important portion of every population. The future of the nation highly depend upon the level of care being provided to its children who are sensitive and receptive. Actually children are the future builders of their nation and everyone has responsibility to contribute to their all-round development .
The UN Convention on the Right of Child 1989 has recognized various rights for the survival, development, protection and participation of children. According to it , all children (from conception to 18 years of age ) have a right to name nationality and care within a family , including good health care and nutrition . They also have a right to good preparation for life including a stimulating education and opportunities for games and sports and creativity. Children also have a right to be protected from mistreatment of exploitation and to special provision of they are handicapped or orphans. Finally they have to freedom of expression, thought, conscience and religion
Most countries of the world including nepal have signed the UN Convention expressing their commitment to protect and promote the various rights of their children as laid down in it. But the condition of children in most parts of world is not good. Child labour still continues to remain a serious world problem. The UN estimates have stated that by the year 2000 there were 375 million child labourers worldwide. Most of them are in undeveloped countries in Latin America,Africa, and Asia. Most child labourers work long hours for small wages and are unable to have any education and health care. Many are victims of sexual abuse as well.
Nepal alone has over 2 million child labourers who fullfill about 15% of the total workforce of the country. They work in factories, farms and households in various conditions of hardship, deprivation and danger. Some are even bonded as slaves. Most of these child labourers are vulnerable to physical and mental torture. Thousands of orphans, homeless and deserted children are living in the street. Even those few sheltered in child centres are not secure and well-cared. To worsen the situation,every year, thousands of girls are trafficked to india where they are made to serve as prostitutes. During The conflict period, some were used as militants. Also many of the ordinary children living with their parents are diseased, malnourished and deprived of goods educational facilities.
The government has the main responsibility of guaranteeing the rights of all children. Now the constitution has recognized child rights as a fundamental right. There are several acts and regulations such as the children act 2048. Many NGO's and INGO's have programmes to support the needy childern. But our enforcement has always reminded poor. Poverty, ignorance and insincere leadership stand as great challenges. Our enforcement mechanism must be made strong and effective so that our own efforts and those from international child right agencies such as UNICEF and LIP can turn meaningful. Sincere effort should be made to raise the economic level of many families in rural areas. Parents should also know the importance of proper childcare. To sum up, we all have parts to play for shaping the future of our children in a proper way.
Glossary----------------------------------
Poverty (n.): stage of sexual maturity.
Stimulating (afu.) : encouraging and motivating.
Conscience (n.): sense of right or wrong.
Deprivation (n.): stage of not having or being denied something important.
Enforcement mechanisms (n.): system for carrying out decisions or laws.
Stimulating (afu.) : encouraging and motivating.
Conscience (n.): sense of right or wrong.
Deprivation (n.): stage of not having or being denied something important.
Enforcement mechanisms (n.): system for carrying out decisions or laws.
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