A RESTITUTION AND REFLECTION ON CHILD RIGHTS EDUCATION PROJECT OF UNICEF IN DEVELOPED WORLD: AN EVIDENCE FROM FRANCE

Abstract

Children own equal rights as any other human being, and their issues need to be addressed. However, the perception and conception of childhood vary from culture to culture and country to country. In this regard, child rights approach of UNICEF is not only applied in the Global South/developing countries but also in the Global North/occidental countries such as France. For this purpose, UNICEF has designed ‘child rights education’ project that promotes, advocates and brings awareness about child rights and International Convention on the Rights of Child (CRC) and publicize the agenda of UNICEF among the general public both at formal and informal levels in the developed countries. In this work, an in-depth analysis regarding the UNICEF’s child rights education project has been done in relation to the high income countries, with a case study of France. Furthermore, the modes of intervention, principles and values of project have been discussed. Additionally, it will also be analyzed that why child rights based education cannot be made universal and educate children of the developing countries about their rights.