 said in spite of advances made over the last years, Nigerian children still lack access to health, nutrition, education, and other basic rights.){kind=link}
The United Nations Children Fund (UNICEF) said in spite of advances made over the last years, Nigerian children still lack access to health, nutrition, education, and other basic rights.
UNICEF’s new Country Representative in Nigeria, Peter Hawkins, who stated this in a message on Sunday to commemorate the 2019 Nigerian Children’s Day, noted that more children now live healthy lives, learn in schools and have a voice in their communities than ever before.
Hawkins pointed out that the most disadvantaged children in the country suffer the greatest challenge in fulfillment of their rights, adding that Child rights would only be fully realized when every government and every citizen are aware of and uphold children’s rights and every child could claim those rights.
Read More: Police react to School attack trending video
He added that as part of the celebrations, UNICEF has launched Passport to Your Rights– a copy of the CRC in child-friendly languages and in pocket format to ensure that every Nigerian child has a copy by 2030, being the deadline for achievement of Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs).