Marking the World Children’s Day, UNICEF Goodwill Ambassador David Beckham today (20 Nov) said, “as leaders, as public figures, as parents and of course as human beings, we must all do more to protect children’s dreams, because the future doesn’t belong to us, it belongs to children.” Recalling his experience visiting many children in the world, UNICEF Goodwill Ambassadors David Beckham said, “young people are calling for a planet that can support them and future generations, where our resources are sustainable, and our environment is protected.”
He also said that the children are calling for “peace, for an end to violence, an end to war, an end to the political and cultural divisions that destroy communities, tear families apart and endanger children’s life in every single day.”
In the 30 years since the adoption of the Convention on the Rights of the Child (CRC), the lives of millions of children have been improved through the progressive realization of rights and fulfillment of obligations enshrined within the Convention and its Optional Protocols. The commemoration of CRC at 30 is a moment for bold action to ensure we leave no child behind.
Children across the world have been recognized as individual rights-holders of those rights inherent to the human dignity of all people. Children have equally been recognized as having the right to special protections and safeguards from those that constitute the duty-bearers in their lives and communities. As we prepare to enter into the Decade of implementation of the SDG’s, this is also an opportune moment to review progress made in supporting the rights of children.
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