Governments have failed the generation of children born in the 15 years since their rights were guaranteed under international law.

On 20 November 1989, the signing of the UN Convention on the Rights of the Child promised to guarantee fundamental human rights for the world's children. Yet many who have grown up within it's lifetime know little or nothing of what it is to have the protection and freedoms enshrined within its 54 articles.

Whilst we're working in 45 countries to alleviate problems facing teenagers, we would like to focus the international debate on two fundamental issues:

1. Teenagers must be listened to: they are grown-up enough to have a say over their own destinies. Read a detailed report on 15 issues, such as sexual exploitation, child labour, crime and punishment, HIV/AIDs, and early marriage and motherhood which undermine the fundamental rights of young people who, until age 18, have a legal right to the protection of the Convention.
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2. A child's first right is the right to an identity: we will launch a universal birth registration campaign early next year