Every child's rights as an individual
Updated: 30 September 2022
Manuela Leporesi
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Tips and information
Children have the right:
• To give their opinions and for adults to listen and take them seriously
• To rest and play
• To education
• To find out about things and share what they think with others, such as by talking, drawing, writing or in any other way, unless it harms or offends other people
• Children have the right to get information from a variety of sources, such as TV, radio, newspapers, books and computers
• Adults should check that information children access is not harmful
• Adults can help children find and use information they need
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Nurturing care and men’s engagement : thematic brief
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Strategic objectives for the development and implementation of maternal, newborn and child health quality of care programmes
Reports
All →Report of the 12th meeting of the WHO Strategic and Technical Advisory Group of Experts for Maternal, Newborn, Child and Adolescent Health and Nutrition 18–19 November 2025
Kangaroo mother care: a clinical practice guide
The WHO PROPS Trial (PRObiotics in Preterm and Small for gestational age infants)
Integration across the life course
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