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| Operational Definition of Mental Health For the program “Mental Health for a New Generation in the Arab Region” | | “Health is a state of complete physical, mental, and social wellbeing and not merely the absence of disease or infirmity. The attainment of the highest possible level of health and wellbeing is a fundamental human right, regardless of a person’s color, ethnic background, religion, gender, age, abilities, sexual orientation, or class; and is a most important world-wide social goal whose realization requires the action of many other social and economic sectors in addition to the health sector”. | | |
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| Declaration of Alma-Ata | The International Conference on Primary Health Care, meeting in Alma-Ata this twelfth day
of September in the year Nineteen hundred and seventy-eight, expressing the need for urgent
action by all governments, all health and development workers, and the world community to
protect and promote the health of all the people of the world, hereby makes the following
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| State of the World's Children | | State of the World's Children 2007: Women and Children, The double dividend of gender equality
December 2006
The State of the World's Children 2007 examines the discrimination and disempowerment women face throughout their lives - and outlines what must be done to eliminate gender discrimination and empower women and girls. The report argues that investment in women's rights will ultimately produce a double dividend: advancing the rights of both women and children.
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| Education for All | | 2008 Global Monitoring Report Education for All by 2015: Will We Make It?
A mid-term assessment of where the world stands on its commitment to provide basic education for all children, youth and adults by 2015 including Education for All's (EFA) 1st goal on Early Childhood.
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| Convention on the Rights of the Child | | The Convention on the Rights of the Child (CRC) is built on varied legal systems and cultural traditions, and is a universally agreed set of non-negotiable standards and obligations. These basic standards also called human rights set minimum entitlements and freedoms that should be respected by governments. They are founded on respect for the dignity and worth of each individual, regardless of race, colour, gender, language, religion, opinions, origins, wealth, birth status or ability and therefore apply to every human being everywhere. With these rights comes the obligation on both governments and individuals not to infringe on the parallel rights of others. These standards are both interdependent and indivisible; we cannot ensure some rights without or at the expense of other rights. | | |
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| Convention on Rights of Persons with Disabilities | | The United Nation's Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities was opened for signature on March, 30 2007. This Convention recognizes and validates the rights and freedoms of all people with various disabilities. The Convention is rooted within eight guiding principles. Of particular interest to early childhood care and development is the principle stipulating "Respect for the evolving capacities of children with disabilities and respect for the right of children with disabilities to preserve their identities". Furthermore, Articles 7, 23, and 24 of the Convention declare equal rights, educational equity, and protection for children with disabilities. | | |
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