Last Change:
05/27/2024
National Children Policy
Year: 2011
Type: Domestic policy
Rights Category: Education, Health, Liberty & security of person, Social protection
Description
Bangladesh enacted the Children Act in 1974. CRC was ratified in 1989. Eventually, it developed its National Children policy in 1994. In view of the modern needs and taken into the consideration of the UNCRC Committee recommendations Bangladesh came out with the 2011 National Children Committee.
In the scope of the policy (section 3) it mentions that the policy will be applicable for all children-citizens of Bangladesh without any discrimination.
Even though the policy is intended for the citizens only, it is an important document to realize the government priorities in the child developments and ensuring the child rights. The policy intends to look at the rights and developments of the children in a very comprehensive way. The policy aims on achieving the gender equality, health, education, nutrition, safety, elimination of child abuse and discrimination, recreation, child participation and overall protection. the policy specifically mentions about services to be provided for the children with special needs.
The implementation of the policy will be done through a Committee.
Selected provisions
4.1. Ensuring child rights in the light of the constitution of Bangladesh, Child Act and International Charters/ Conventions.
4.2. Poverty alleviation of the children.
4.3. Elimination of all forms of child abuse and discrimination.
4.4. Elimination of all forms of abuse of and discrimination to female child.
4.5.Participation of the children and accepting their views into consideration in overall protection and, in the best interest of the
children.
5.1. The best development and growth of the children shall be ensured by providing needed standard services to the children and adolescents irrespective of their age, sex, religion, and occupation, social, regional and small ethnic group identities in matter of rights concerning education, health, nutrition, safety, recreation and other rights.
5.2. Initiatives shall be taken to extend facilities to the female child, disabled child and child with special needs.
5.3. The children shall be developed interested about his/her country and conscious of it through creation of educational and child friendly environment so that they can flourish as honest, patriotic and responsible citizen of this country.
5.4. The children shall be developed as a scientifically inquisitive generation considering science and technology to be inseparable
ingredients of education to make them capable of keeping pace with the demand of the nation and the world in future.
5.5. Initiatives shall be undertaken to ensure creation of congenial family environment.
5.6. Initiatives shall be undertaken to reflect their views in deciding and planning that affect the lives of the children and adolescents.
5.7. Initiatives shall be undertaken to make necessary legislations and provisions to materialize child rights.