The rights of the child 1999, para. V.6

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Recognizes that primary education is one of the main instruments for reintegrating child workers, calls upon all States to recognize the right to education by making primary education compulsory and to ensure that all children have access to free primary education as a key strategy to prevent child labour, and recognizes, in particular, the important role of the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization and the United Nations Children's Fund in this regard;
Legal status
Negotiated soft law
Body
United Nations General Assembly
Document type
Resolution
Means of adoption
Consensus
Topic(s)
  • Education
  • Governance & Rule of Law
  • Social & Cultural Rights
Person(s) affected
  • Children
Year
1999
Paragraph type
OP
Reference
UNGA resolution, The rights of the child (1999), A/RES/54/149, OP V.6.
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OP
Paragraph number
V.6