Indigenous children and their rights under the Convention 2009, para. 53
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States should take all reasonable measures to ensure that indigenous children, families and their communities receive information and education on issues relating to health and preventive care such as nutrition, breastfeeding, pre- and postnatal care, child and adolescent health, vaccinations, communicable diseases (in particular HIV/AIDS and tuberculosis), hygiene, environmental sanitation and the dangers of pesticides and herbicides.
Legal status
Non-negotiated soft law
Body
Committee on the Rights of the Child
Document type
General Comment / Recommendation
Means of adoption
N.A.
Topic(s)
Education
Equality & Inclusion
Health
Water & Sanitation
Person(s) affected
Adolescents
Children
Ethnic minorities
Families
Year
2009
Paragraph type
Other
Reference
CRC General Comment No. 11, Indigenous children and their rights under the Convention (2009), para. 53.