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Convention on the Rights of the Child:

Adopted and opened for signature, ratification and accession by General Assembly resolution 44/25 of 20 November 1989
entry into force 2 September 1990, in accordance with article 49.

Date of Publication
Type of Resource
Target Audience
Government
Source / Publisher
Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights (OHCHR)
Language
Arabic
Chinese
English
French
Russian
Spanish
Geographic Scope
Global
Workstream Output
No
Regional Review Process
No
GCM Objectives
7
Cross Cutting Theme
International cooperation
Human rights
Child-sensitive
Status
Published

*References to Kosovo shall be understood to be in the context of United Nations Security Council resolution 1244 (1999).