The Convention on The Rights of The Child

UNICEF’s mission is to advocate for the protection of children’s rights, to help meet their basic needs and to expand their opportunities to reach their full potential. UNICEF is guided in doing this by the provisions and principles of the Convention on the Rights of the Child

Based on this information, after watching the BBC You Tube video Chocolate – the bitter truth (parts 1-5) and using the website above answer the following questions:

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  1. Complete the following:

The Convention on the Rights of the Child is the first legally binding ______instrument to incorporate the full range of ______—civil, ______, ______, ______and ______rights. In ______, world leaders decided that children needed a special ______just for them because people under 18 years old often need special ______and ______that adults do not. The leaders also wanted to make sure that the world recognized that children have human rights too

1989

Care

Convention

Cultural

Economic

Human rights

International

Legally

Political

Protection

Social

  1. What does the Convention on the Rights of the Child sets out to achieve for children
  2. Develop…….
  3. Free from…
  1. Are children the property of their parents?Yes / No?
  1. What does The Convention makes clear?
  1. “Despite the existence of rights, children suffer from poverty, homelessness, abuse, neglect, preventable diseases, unequal access to education and justice systems that do not recognize their special needs.”

Where do these problems occur?

  1. Addressing the needs of children – What are the seven specific needs of children – write one sentence to describe each.
  1. Promoting and protecting rights for children – What is the role of :
  2. Governments
  3. Families
  4. Children
  1. Other than UNICEF what other agencies are involved with delivering the Convention?
  1. What can you do to help promote the rights of the child?

Chocolate – The Bitter Truth

  1. How much money is spent on chocolate annually?
  1. What percentage of chocolate sold in the UK is sources from Ghana and Ivory Coast?
  1. Name 2 rights that are being breached in the cocoa bean farming industry?
  1. Why are children used to harvest the cocoa beans?
  1. What age are the children being kidnapped?
  1. What companies are using the beans that have been harvested immediately?
  1. What can you do help deliver the message that this is not ok?
  1. What other interesting facts did you find in the program?