NANGO Calls for the more efforts to realise Children’s Rights

19 Jun 2017

It is our sincere hope that we all celebrated the Day of the African Child very well. NANGO joined the like-minded organisations in celebrating the day. As NANGO we believe in the best interest of the child as provided for in the United Nation Convention on the Rights of the Child (UNCRC) article 3 and in the African Charter on the Rights and Welfare of the Child (ACRWC) article 4. NANGO also encourages Government and all other stakeholders in the fight for the fulfilment of the rights of the child to do it in line with the four pillars of children’s rights namely;

• Survival and Development of the child,
• Equality and Non Discrimination,
•  Child’s right to Participation, and
• The best Interest of the Child.

The constitution of Zimbabwe provides for the rights of children in section 81. It is important to note that in celebrating these provisions in our constitution as they could be used as tool to claim the rights of a child. This was the case with the banning of girl child marriages recently by the High Court. More efforts need to employed by the like minded stakeholders if respect and  enjoyment of  human rights were to be achieved. Children’s rights are human rights.

NANGO congratulates Childline Zimbabwe, His Excellency the Junior Mayor of Harare, Nigel Mharapara, and Zimbabwe National Council for the Welfare of Children for their statements celebrating the day shared we us.