declaration on the protection of women and children in emergency and armed conflict

Nations, and in particular in the spirit of peace, dignity, tolerance, freedom, equality and solidarity,īearing in mind that the need to extend particular care to the child has been stated in the Geneva Declaration of the Rights of the Child of 1924 and in theĭeclaration of the Rights of the Child adopted by the United Nations on 20 November 1959 and recognized in the Universal Declaration of Human Rights, in the Recognizing that the child, for the full and harmonious development of his or her personality, should grow up in a family environment, in an atmosphere of happiness,Ĭonsidering that the child should be fully prepared to live an individual life in society, and brought up in the spirit of the ideals proclaimed in the Charter of the United Should be afforded the necessary protection and assistance so that it can fully assume its responsibilities within the community, Recalling that, in the Universal Declaration of Human Rights, the United Nations has proclaimed that childhood is entitled to special care and assistance,Ĭonvinced that the family, as the fundamental group of society and the natural environment for the growth and well-being of all its members and particularly children, Opinion, national or social origin, property, birth or other status, That everyone is entitled to all the rights and freedoms set forth therein, without distinction of any kind, such as race, colour, sex, language, religion, political or other Recognizing that the United Nations has, in the Universal Declaration of Human Rights and in the International Covenants on Human Rights, proclaimed and agreed Human person, and have determined to promote social progress and better standards of life in larger freedom, Inalienable rights of all members of the human family is the foundation of freedom, justice and peace in the world,īearing in mind that the peoples of the United Nations have, in the Charter, reaffirmed their faith in fundamental human rights and in the dignity and worth of the 44/25 of the General Assembly of the United Nations, 20Ĭonsidering that, in accordance with the principles proclaimed in the Charter of the United Nations, recognition of the inherent dignity and of the equal and

Declaration on the protection of women and children in emergency and armed conflict