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 the information children access is not harmful
• Adults can help children find and use information they need.
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Videos & infographics
All →Question and Answers
All →Factsheets
Publications
All →Report of the 11th Meeting of the WHO Strategic and Technical Advisory Group of Experts for Maternal, Newborn, Child and Adolescent Health and Nutrition, 10–12 June 2025
Risk stratification analyses for programmes and research in newborn and child health, Meeting report, Geneva, Switzerland, 12-14 March 2024
Paediatric drug optimization for respiratory syncytial virus: meeting report, April 2025
Digital adaptation kit for birth defects surveillance: operational requirements for implementing WHO recommendations in digital systems
Reports
All →Meeting report: CHAT TAG Virtual meeting 10-12 February 2025
Transforming the paediatric medicines ecosystem: strategic roadmap 2025–2030
Frequently asked questions on sexual and gender diversity, health and human rights: an introduction to key concepts
WHO paediatric quality product profile assessment tool
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