Study On Unicef And The Child Right Actin Nigeria

1.3 Objectives of the Study

The main purpose of this research work isto perform a study on UNICEF and the child right actin Nigeria. The specific objectives are to:

i. understand the content of child right of Nigeria and its importance to the development of the Nigerian child;

ii. Identify reasons why the child right act in Nigeria is not getting the desired support within theStates in Nigeria;

ii. Clarify the efforts of UNICEF in the enforcement of the child right act in the states of Nigeria; and

1.4 Research Hypotheses

H1: UNICEF child right act has been significantly effective in Nigeria H0:UNICEF child right act has not been significantly effective in Nigeria

1.5 Significance of the Study

This study is significant in the sense that it will provide relevant information on the child right act to the public. The study will in addition, serve as a raw material for researchers who may wish to conduct research into areas covered by this study on UNICEF, governance and the child right in Nigeria, vis-à-vis the statutory law provision for the child, opinion and preference of child in the states and customary law. Another significance of this study is that many parent are not familiar with the importance of the child right act in particular. Therefore, this study will be significant to the parent also making them to know the right of their children in their homes and environment. Other researchers and the government can use the suggestions or recommendations made by the researcher in this study regarding UNICEF, governance and the child right act in Nigeria.

1.6 Scope/Delimitation of the Study

Although, the study is to cover UNICEF and child right act in Nigeria, the researcher will focus on the child?s rights. Furthermore, this study will consider the factor responsible for the slow implementation of the UNICEF child right act in Nigerian state and its importance to governance and the economy of the country.

1.7 Limitation of the Study

The study focuses on the UNICEF and the child right act of Nigeria. This study cannot be carried out in the 36 states in the country. Selected states will be used as study case for the research work. In view of that, the child, their right, responsibilities and preferences of in Nigeria will be illuminated. Due to time and money constraint the study is concentrated on thechild. The choice for the study is because the researcher knows the importance of children as the potential leaders of the country and the effort of UNICEF in the implementation of the child right act in the country.

1.8 Definition of the Terms

Child:a child as one who is below the age of eighteen (18) years. A child comprises of male and female

Right: a claim recognized and delimited by law for the purpose of securing it or the interest in a claim which is recognized by and protected by sanctions of law imposed by a state, which enables one to possess property or to engage in some transaction or course of conduct or to compel some other person to so engage or to refrain from some course of conduct under certain circumstances, and for the infringement of which claim the state provides a remedy in its courts of justice.

Act: is a bill which has passed through the various legislative steps required for it to become law.

The child right act: (CRA) is a legal statements or document that incorporates all the rights and responsibilities of children; consolidates all laws relating to

children into a single law; and specifies the duties and obligations of government, parents and other authorities, organizations and bodies.

Governance: refers to "all processes of governing, whether undertaken by a government, market or network, whether over a family, tribe, formal or informal organization or territory and whether through laws, norms, power or language

UNICEF: The United Nations Children's Fund (UNICEF) is a United Nations Program headquartered in New York City that provides long-term humanitarian and developmental assistance to children and mothers in developing countries. It is one of the members of the United Nations Development Group and its Executive Committee.

Nigeria: is located on the west coast of Africa. It is bounded on the east by the Federal Republic of Cameroon, on the west by the People?s Republic of Benin, on the north by the Republic of Niger and on the south by Atlantic Ocean. Nigeria covers an area totalling 356,669 square miles or 923,768 square kilometres (African Development Bank Group, 2005), with a staggering population of 132 million people (US-based Population Reference Bureau, 2005). Two seasons mark the Nigerian weather. The dry season begins in October and ends in March, and the rainy season commences in late March and ends in late September. Because the country lies near the equator, it has equatorial or tropical climate, with an average temperature of 320C in the south and more in the north. Humidity is sometimes nearly 100%.

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