Having been the EVAC Celebrity Advocate for over a year now, Ayushmann has a few suggestions in this regard. He says, “UNICEF advocates for the rights of every child, everywhere. These rights are interlinked – For example, only when children are healthy can they attend school regularly. And only when the child attends school, will he/she escape from child labour or child marriage. They are also indivisible: is not enough for a child to have the right to education but not of protection. Or having access to health care but not to nutrition.”The versatile star adds, “The Convention on the Rights of the Child that lays down these rights was adopted by the UN General Assembly in 1989 on this day, which we observe as World Children’s Day. While there is progress on many fronts, we know that many children are still deprived of their rights. We need to build awareness and reach the hearts and minds of people to bring about change.”
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