Recognizes that child labour contributes to the perpetuation of poverty and remains a central obstacle to realizing the right of all children to education and to protection from violence, abuse and exploitation and that education, at the same time, including literacy and adult education initiatives within the framework of international and regional cooperation, is a key element in preventing and eradicating poverty and child labour;
Legal status
Negotiated soft law
Body
United Nations General Assembly
Document type
Resolution
Means of adoption
Vote
Topic(s)
Poverty
Violence
Person(s) affected
Children
Year
2008
Paragraph type
OP
Reference
UNGA resolution, The rights of the child (2008), A/RES/63/241, OP 68.