These resources are meant to help participants learn and explore the intersections of child rights, parental rights, and family values within faith communities and in public discourse. They were prepared to complement the May 8, 2024, event "Religion and Child Rights in the United States."
Articles and reports
Partnering with Religious Communities for Children. UNICEF. January 2012.
Faith and Children's Rights: A Multi-religious Study on the Convention on the Rights of the Child. Arigatou International, UNICEF, 2019.
CHILD RIGHTS ORGANIZATIONS AND RELIGIOUS COMMUNITIES: Powerful Partnerships for Children. Hanmer, Stephen. CrossCurrents, vol. 60, no. 3, 2010, pp. 451–61.
The Power of Faith Uniting to Help All Children. UNICEF USA. November 2018.
UN Resolutions and recommendations
Convention on the Rights of the Child. UN General Assembly. (1989).
Websites
Arigatou International (Advancing Children’s Rights)
UNICEF USA (Children’s Rights)
The Culture of Encounter Project (Child Rights and Family Values Working Group)