United Nations Convention on the Rights of the Child (UNCRC)

Description/Excerpt: 

The United Nations Convention on the Rights of the Child (UNCRC) is a treaty that comprehensively provides for the rights of children. It sets out international standards on the provision of healthcare, education, legal and social services for children. Singapore acceded to UNCRC in October 1995, and the Inter-Ministry Commitee on the UNCRC (IMC-CRC) serves as an inter-agency platform to monitor Singapore's progress in implementing the Convention.

The Convention has four general principles: 

a. Non-discrimination 

b. Best interests of the child 

c. Right to survival and development and 

d. Respect for the views of the child 

Click here for more information on Singapore's reporting to the Committee on the Rights of the Child.

 

Booklet on the UNCRC's articles

To help educate children and their caregivers on children’s rights, the booklet below presents all 54 articles under the UNCRC in a simplified manner:

• Part 1 [3 MB]
• Part 2 [1.8 MB]
• Part 3 [2.1 MB]
• Part 4 [2 MB]
• Part 5 [2 MB]