States should provide families with assistance and support if necessary for meeting the fundamental needs of the child. Motherhood and childhood are entitled to special care and assistance. Children and young persons should be protected from economic and social exploitation. Every child shall have, without any discrimination as to race, colour, sex, language, religion, national or social origin, property or birth, the right to such measures of protection as are required by his status as a minor, on the part of his family, society and the State. Every child shall be registered immediately after birth and shall have a name.
Every child has the right to acquire a nationality.
Includes commitments made at the Earth Summit in Rio, the World Conference on Human Rights in Vienna, the International Conference on Population and Development in Cairo, the World Summit for Social Development in Copenhagen, the World Conference on Women in Beijing, and the Habitat II conference in Istanbul., and excerpts from the World Declaration on Education For All . Exploitation and abuse of children should be actively combated, including by addressing their root causes. 21, and Part II, paras. The child has the right to standards of living adequate for its well-being and the right to the highest attainable standards of health, and the right to education. To this end, basic education services of quality should be expanded and consistent measures must be taken to reduce disparities.