Report on the Rights of the Child Welcomed
Save the Children New Zealand welcomes the Fifth Periodic Report under the United Nations Convention on the Rights of the Child.
The Government has a responsibility to the
children of New Zealand and must adhere to a number of
international obligations under the Convention.
We note the effort underway to coordinate agencies to implement the Children’s Action Plan, and the coordination of the Social Sector Board Deputy Chief Executives to engage with wider civil society to create a safer and more supportive country for our children.
Save the Children Advocacy Manager Mercy Jumo says the organisation is committed to working with all relevant parties to adhere to the principles laid out in the Convention.
“As a committed member of the UNCROC Monitoring Group in New Zealand, Save the Children is working hard to empower children to self-advocate and engage in policy-making to ensure their voices are heard.”
Save the Children will be working with colleagues from UNICEF New Zealand, Action for Children and Youth Aotearoa to ensure children’s voices are captured in our shadow report, which will be submitted to the UN next year.
Note to
Editor:
In 1923 our founder, Eglantyne Jebb drafted the
Declaration of the Rights of the Child, which evolved into
the current United Nations Convention. Save the Children
works in 120 countries around the world to inspire
breakthroughs in the way the world treats
children.