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Costa, Conceição; Sousa, Carla; Rogado, José; Henriques, Sara – International Journal of Game-Based Learning, 2017
The United Nations (UN) Convention (1989) on the Rights of the Child changed the way children are viewed and treated worldwide. The Convention has been affecting governments, civil society and the private sector. ICT driven companies on the internet should not be an exception. According to Livingstone, Carr and Byrne (2015), Internet governance…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Treaties, Childrens Rights, International Law
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Oyero, Olusola; Salawu, Abiodun – SAGE Open, 2018
The "African common position" during the Special Session of United Nations (UN) General Assembly on children was that "Today's investment in children is tomorrow's peace, stability, security, democracy and sustainable development." However, the African child remains the most neglected species in the continent as millions of…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Mass Media, Mass Media Role, Children
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Magnone, Soledad – Global Studies of Childhood, 2021
By 2015, one-third of internet users around the world were under the age of 18, almost half of which were living in the so-called 'Global South'. In light of this, literature from the field of children's online rights has become increasingly critical of the lack of engagement in internet governance discussions globally with the United Nations (UN)…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Childrens Rights, Children, Treaties
UNICEF, 2014
Throughout history, the advance of civilization has been closely tied to the idea that all people have rights: universal, inalienable entitlements to freedom, dignity and security, to be treated fairly and to live free from oppression. The health and soul of all societies depend on how these human rights are recognized--and acted upon. Until the…
Descriptors: Childrens Rights, International Law, Treaties, Foreign Countries
Bellamy, Carol – 1999
The international community is increasingly defining education as an essential human right, a force for social change, and a path towards international peace and security. This report on the well-being of the world's children focuses on the efforts of the international community to ensure that all children enjoy their human right to a high-quality…
Descriptors: Access to Education, Childhood Needs, Children, Childrens Rights
Bellamy, Carol – 2002
Based on the view that ensuring the rights and well-being of children is the key to sustained development in a country and to peace and security in the world, this report calls for leadership from governments and all sectors of society, illustrates varied ways that people have shown their commitment to children's welfare, and emphasizes the need…
Descriptors: Access to Education, Child Health, Childhood Needs, Children