how many countries have ratified the convention on the rights of the child 2018
Convention on the Rights of the Child The UN General Assembly adopted the Convention and opened it for signature on 20 November 1989 (the 30th anniversary of its Declaration of the Rights of the Child).[6] It came into force on 2 September 1990, after it was ratified by the required number of nations. Currently, 196 countries are party to it,[1] including every member of the United Nations except the United States.[5][7][8]
Universal Declaration of Human Rights 48 countries voted in favour of the Declaration:[21]
Berne Convention As of February 2018, there are 176 states that are parties to the Berne Convention. This includes 173 UN member states plus the Cook Islands, the Holy See and Niue.
Convention on the Rights of the Child The United Nations Convention on the Rights of the Child (commonly abbreviated as the CRC or UNCRC) is a human rights treaty which sets out the civil, political, economic, social, health and cultural rights of children. The Convention defines a child as any human being under the age of eighteen, unless the age of majority is attained earlier under national legislation.[4]