UNRIC MAGAZINE July Edition 2009

Issue No. 32, July 2009
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UNICEF CRC Video Constest-20th Anniversary

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Deadline is 1 August 2009

clip_image001We want to see what you think about children's rights!

It's the 20th anniversary of the Convention on the Rights of the Child.  In 1989, world leaders decided that children needed a special convention just for them because people under 18 years old often are neglected in the human rights debate.

The leaders wanted to make sure that the world recognized that children have human rights too. As a result, the Convention on the Rights of the Child (CRC) was developed. It is the world's most widely ratified human rights treaty.  It spells out the basic human rights that children everywhere have: the right to survival; to develop to the fullest; to protection from harmful influences, abuse and exploitation; and to participate fully in family, cultural and social life.

Take a look at the CRC leafle [pdf] and think about what it means to you. Then make a video showing what child rights mean to you, whether it be in the world at large, your country or your community.  Maybe there is an example of how children's rights are not being fulfilled.  Or maybe you want to show a situation where children are getting the rights they deserve.   Tell us what you think.

Videos will be reviewed by a global panel of media professionals and youth and displayed on the main UNICEF website. The winning video will be used in the CRC's 20th anniversary celebration and made available for broadcast around the world for the 2010 The International Children's Day of Broadcasting.

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