Why Are Child Safeguards Important

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Child safeguards have been established universally since the Declaration of Rights of Child. Safeguards have ranged from protections to rights to laws. Throughout history, society has noticed that some have worked and some have not; which has had them question if they are truly necessary to a child’s safety. Although some seem to be effective, are child safeguards going to be able to stop child abuses and give more opportunity to children? Are special safeguards necessary for the protection of children?
Why would these safeguards be necessary to children if they aren’t effective? There are 208 million children that are suffering from child abuse each year, yet special safeguards are not stopping them these occurring abuses. Children have experienced …show more content…

Since the beginning of the decade, the UN has seen an impressive amount of progress in the amount of children in school. “The number of out-of-school primary-aged children has dropped by almost 37 million worldwide since 1999.” Special safeguards for children do serve a purpose because within this general safeguards are goals and building blocks to further develop and improve education in multiple countries. Safeguards are currently providing the foundation of protection and rights of a child while within these safeguards are further movements and efforts for them to be …show more content…

Let the success and failures of special safeguards for children be a reason for further reforms in these safeguards. While safeguards have provided building blocks and a foundation of protection for children, there are still many ways that they can be improved. It is time to finish the start of strong child rights and protection. It is time to improve the lives of the