United Nations Speech

"We the Children..."

By: Edward

  Dear Delegate's of the United Nations:

My name is King Edward the First. I am from Alberta, Canada and I have been assigned to represent Canada at the special United Nations meeting on Children's Rights.

I have learned about how some people live in a country where the government is unfair. for example, In South Africa the black people have small classrooms for a lot of people. The white people have a large class room size for a small amount of people. Then the black schools have minimal amount of supplies while the white schools have a lot of supplies for a lot less people. The black people look dumb just because the school has very little supplies and the classrooms are so crowded. The black people then have trouble getting a degree. The white people on the other hand look smart just because they get a much better education. From what the United Nations said, all students should have equal chance in life, people should be able to express their feelings as they want (freedom of speech) and people have the right to privacy (maybe from parents) so others don't go through your stuff without your permission. I want to evaluate what has happened with some of these rights over the years since the 1989 Convention on Children's Rights.

The first thing that has been a success is that more children are able to go to school. Children are now allowed to go to school for free in most countries. There are also some schools that cost money for those who can afford better educational. So now no matter how rich we are, we have a chance to go to school in Canada- it has been made illegal not to go to school. I believe everyone needs to learn no matter how rich they are.

Another subject that has been dealt with is invasion of privacy. Parents used to be able to go through their kids stuff whenever they wanted to. In the 1960's in the U.S and Canada you would have people going through your stuff even when you tell them not to. In those times kids had hardly any rights towards privacy compared to now.

Hunger and basic needs for children have still not been dealt with well.. Kids aren't even being put first. In some countries the parents would eat first so they can survive even if their kids suffer. Basic needs include food, water and shelter. In war torn countries, shelter can be eliminated; in the deserts, people have little of no food and in some places the water is poisoness to drink.

Another place that has problems is in Alberta. The government is trying to make the education private. If the province is going to have very little education funding, the people will have to pay the schools' money. Some people wouldn't be able to have education because they wouldn't be able to afford it.

~ King Edward

*This is a fictional speech!! I am not going to the U. N. Convention. King Edward the First is a fictional name.

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