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National Integrated Child Rights Policy

Ministry of Family Promotion and Gender, Rwanda

The national integrated child rights policy serves as the coordinated and harmonised policy of the government relating to all activities covering children’s rights. It is backed by the need to improve the rights of children to health, education, and protection, as a consequence of the 1994 genocide against the Tutsis. It is guided by 7 principles: every child matters, children are a priority, children deserve the best, children can, and should participate, exploitation and abuse of children should not be tolerated, the government should be accountable, and coordination of all actions.

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January 2022

The national integrated child rights policy serves as the coordinated and harmonised policy of the government relating to all activities covering children’s rights. It is backed by the need to improve the rights of children to health, education, and protection, as a consequence of the 1994 genocide against the Tutsis. It is guided by 7 principles: every child matters, children are a priority, children deserve the best, children can, and should participate, exploitation and abuse of children should not be tolerated, the government should be accountable, and coordination of all actions.

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