Recognizes that the mass media and their organizations have a key role to play in raising awareness about the situation of children and the challenges facing them and that they should also play a more active role in informing children, parents, families and the general public about initiatives that promote and protect the rights of children and should also contribute to educational programmes for children;
Legal status
Negotiated soft law
Body
United Nations General Assembly
Document type
Resolution
Means of adoption
Vote
Topic(s)
Education
Equality & Inclusion
Social & Cultural Rights
Person(s) affected
Children
Families
Year
2008
Paragraph type
OP
Reference
UNGA resolution, The rights of the child (2008), A/RES/63/241, OP 42.