TheRightsSite [E/NI/S/W]
UNICEF UK’s youth website. Contains information for children and young people about their rights and the way UNICEF promotes children’s and young people’s rights around the world.
The website includes:
- A summary of the UN Convention on the Rights of the Child
- An explanation of what rights are and why they are needed
- Information about rights issues such as hiv/aids, nutrition, clean water, sanitation, child labour and refugees
- Ideas and information about ways to become an active citizen
- Advice and help about a range of issues affecting children and young people globally
- Background information about UNICEF
Also includes case studies about young people who have become active citizens and taken on their rights and responsibilities.
