{"id":25117,"date":"2025-01-03T19:43:56","date_gmt":"2025-01-03T19:43:56","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/ncnguyana.com\/2023\/?p=25117"},"modified":"2025-01-03T19:43:57","modified_gmt":"2025-01-03T19:43:57","slug":"rcc-calls-for-greater-awareness-of-childrens-rights","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/ncnguyana.com\/2023\/rcc-calls-for-greater-awareness-of-childrens-rights\/","title":{"rendered":"RCC Calls for Greater Awareness of Children\u2019s Rights"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"fb-root\"><\/div>\n\n<p><strong>By Kimberly Giddings<\/strong><br><strong>November 20, 2024<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The Rights of the Child Commission (RCC) is urging increased awareness of the rights guaranteed to children under the United Nations Convention on the Rights of the Child (UNCRC). <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>This call was made during a ceremony marking the 35th Anniversary of the UNCRC, where Deputy Chairperson of the RCC, Rosemary Benjamin-Noble, highlighted the need for continued efforts to educate children, parents, and teachers about these fundamental rights.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The RCC has conducted an extensive nationwide campaign engaging directly with children, educators, and adults as part of its mandate to promote understanding of children&#8217;s rights. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Benjamin-Noble noted that while the outreach efforts were well-received and informative, there remains significant work to be done to ensure that all children and their caretakers are knowledgeable about these rights and the processes that support them.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cChildren must be supported to become productive citizens, understanding their rights alongside adults who are informed and committed to upholding these rights,\u201d she emphasized.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>UNICEF\u2019s Representative to Guyana, Nicholas Pron, also underscored the importance of the UNCRC, describing the anniversary as both a celebration of progress and a call to action. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Pron reiterated UNICEF\u2019s commitment to collaborating with the government and child rights organizations to address barriers to realizing every child&#8217;s right to survive, thrive, and reach their full potential.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cThis anniversary reminds us of the challenges we must collectively address to ensure that every child in Guyana has their rights respected and upheld,\u201d Pron stated.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>UNICEF continues to advocate for policies and programs that prioritize children&#8217;s rights, aiming to create a society where every child is valued and included. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>This year&#8217;s World Children\u2019s Day is observed under the theme: <em>Inclusion, for Every Child,<\/em> reflecting the ongoing commitment to equity and inclusion for all children.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>By Kimberly GiddingsNovember 20, 2024 The Rights of the Child Commission (RCC) is urging increased awareness of the rights guaranteed to children under the United Nations Convention on the Rights&hellip;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":4,"featured_media":25084,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[365,363,350],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-25117","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-human-development","category-national-transformation","category-news"],"amp_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/ncnguyana.com\/2023\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/25117","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/ncnguyana.com\/2023\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/ncnguyana.com\/2023\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ncnguyana.com\/2023\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/4"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ncnguyana.com\/2023\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=25117"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/ncnguyana.com\/2023\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/25117\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":25118,"href":"https:\/\/ncnguyana.com\/2023\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/25117\/revisions\/25118"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ncnguyana.com\/2023\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/25084"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/ncnguyana.com\/2023\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=25117"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ncnguyana.com\/2023\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=25117"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ncnguyana.com\/2023\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=25117"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}