Obligations under the UN Convention on the Rights of the Child (UNCRC)

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 provisions 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

Please see below for more information on Singapore's reporting to the Commitee on the Rights of the Child.

Obligations under the UN Convention on the Rights of the Child (UNCRC)

Initial Report and Oral Presentation to the Committee on the Rights of the Child

Second and Third Periodic Report and Oral Presentation to the Committee on the Rights of the Child

Fourth and Fifth Periodic Report to the Committee on the Rights of the Child

Sixth Periodic Report to the Committee on the Rights of the Child