International Child Day - 20 November

CHILD PROTECTION and THE MDGs-Goal 2

Goal 2: Achieve universal primary education
Ensuring that all boys and girls complete a full course of primary schooling cannot be achieved without eliminating the barriers that keep children out of school. Reaching the hard-to-reach – including children affected by HIV/AIDS, orphans, children with disabilities, children from minorities and of migrant families, and those who are trafficked, used in armed conflict or live in institutions – is critical to achieving education for all. The school environment needs to be safe, protective and free of violence if children are to be encouraged to attend and remain in school. Child marriage leads to the isolation of, particularly, the girl child and to early drop-out from school. Armed conflict can displace families, separate children from their parents and disrupt their education. Child labour prevents children from going to school.

Arabic Forum