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PrefaceThe Convention on the Rights of the Child is an international document that outlines basic rights for all children 0-18 year old. It is a treaty designed to allow all children the right to fulfil their potential simply because they are human. In this Internet project we will be looking at some of the worst sides of human behaviour - the mistreatment and abuse of millions of children and also at some of the best of human behaviour - the work of thousands of people who are fighting to end this mistreatment and abuse.Make no mistake - the information and activities in this unit will challenge you. Some will shock you. And do not dismiss the shocking things by thinking that they only ever happen somewhere else - they can, and do, happen anywhere. You might even think that because you are alright, then what happens to the rest of the world doesn't really matter. You will find that it is not true. We are all part of the same world along with its horrors and happiness, especially now with rapid travel and information technology, such as the Internet and e-mail. There is nowhere we can escape the eventual consequences of letting wrongs run loose in our small world. In the same way, we will all share the benefits of a better world if these wrongs are ended. You will need to think about what you value and believe in and what you feel about these issues. As you work through the material, you should consider and discuss your feelings and reactions to these matters as well as your ideas about them. Is it important to you that these things change for the better? If it is, work out ways in which you think change can happen. You can visit the UNICEF Australia web site for some suggestions of ways to bring about long-term change. Many of these changes must begin with individual commitment to human rights, including your own, as well as changes in organisations, institutions and governments. We all share the responsibility to make these abuses something our children can only read about in history books.UNICEF Australia and the New South Wales Department of Education and Training are two organisations with a critical role in bringing about change to millions of children and in educating for the future. Each brings its own unique perspective to human rights: UNICEF Australia provides long-term strategic programs throughout the developing world to support the Convention on the Rights of the Child. The New South Wales Department of Education and Training educates young people for the future in accordance with the principles of the Convention. Both organisations are also made up of individuals: students, teachers, administrators, field officers, policy makers and more. It is from the personal attitudes, values, understandings and commitment of these many individuals that the organisations find the support to make a better future for children. We encourage teachers to undertake this unit of work and to explore the issues of children's human rights with their students.
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