Resources
Every person can promote the right to play.
Children’s Rights Instruments
UN Convention on the Rights of a Child
A legally-binding international agreement developed by the UNITED NATIONS setting out the civil, political, economic, social and cultural rights of every child, regardless of their race, religion or abilities.
African Charter on the Rights and Welfare of the Child
The ACRWC originated because the member states of the African Union believed that the United Nations Convention on the Rights of the Child missed out on important socio-cultural and economic realities particular to Africa.
UN General Comment 17 (2013)
The right of the child to rest, leisure, play, recreational activities, cultural life and the arts (Article 31).
Developed by The UN Committee on The Rights of the Child because, based on its reviews of the implementation of the rights of the child under the Convention, the Committee was concerned by the poor recognition given by States to the rights contained in article 31.
