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PYP G5 Human Rights: Home

Central Idea: All humans have needs that must be met in order for them to live and learn and to be healthy, safe and free. These needs can be expressed as rights.

Convention on the rights of the child

UN Sustainable Development Goal #1

UN Sustainable Developement Goal #5

UN Sustainable Development Goal #6

What are the Universal Human Rights?

Rights of the Child Segment 1 - What are Children's Rights?

Rights of the Child Segment 2 - The Right to Non-Discrimination

Rights of the Child Segment 3 - The Right to Life, Survival and Development

Encyclopedias

News & Global Issues

The Day
Welcome to The Day, a daily current affairs service for schools. Every weekday, we publish six news articles and features which are specially designed to help teachers get students thinking about the world around them.
BrainPOP
Subject and special topics database with learning games, animated movies, and activities that support core and supplemental subjects.
ProQuest CultureGrams
Experience the world through cultural information on more than 200 countries.

Organisations promoting Children's Rights

Defense for Children - ECPAT Netherlands is a Dutch non-governmental organization promoting children's rights in the Netherlands and internationally.

Children are changemakers. KidsRights works with children to create a world in which their rights are guaranteed and they are enabled to realize their great potential.

The Ombudsman for Children monitors whether children’s rights are adhered to in the Netherlands.