Every adolescent’s rights as an individual
Updated: 30 September 2022
Manuela Leporesi
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The Convention on the Rights of the Child sets out the rights of children up to the age of 18 years of age.
Adolescents and youth have the right:
• To give their opinions and for others to listen and take them seriously
• To rest and leisure time
• To have a secondary education, including general training and training to get job skills (vocational training)
• To find out about things and share what they think with others, such as by talking, drawing, writing or in any other way, unless it harms or offends other people
• Adolescents and youth have the right to get information from a variety of sources, such as TV, radio, newspapers, books and computers
• Adults should check that the information adolescents and youth access is not harmful
• Adults can help adolescents and youth find and use the information they need
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All →WHO consolidated guidelines for the management of common childhood illness: management of type 1 diabetes mellitus in children and adolescents
Implementation Framework for Adolescent-Responsive Health Systems in the WHO South-East Asia Region (2026–2030)
Working for a brighter, healthier future: how WHO improves health and promotes well-being for the world’s adolescents, 3rd ed.
Electronic cigarettes (E-cigarettes): advocacy brief
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