UNICEF – “Significant strides have been made in the promotion of child survival, development, protection and participation in Africa,” said Mr. Saad Houry, UNICEF’s Deputy Executive Director, as Africa marks ten years since the African Charter on the Rights and Welfare of the Child (Charter) came into force on 29 November 1999.

Today, 48 out of 53 African Union (AU) Member States have ratified the Charter. “However, the ratification of the Charter should not be seen as the end result, but rather the domestication into national laws and policies, as well as implementation of programmes to achieve positive and sustainable improvement on the lives of children,” Mr. Houry asserted.

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