Industrialization and urbanization shape the scenarios of the civilized historical world, which causes a number of social evils, problems and spreads depression, further resulting in social injustice and exploitation of human rights.
By taking a glimpse at the history of civilization, we find that each war, famine and natural calamity has killed millions of children. For those who survived, the future remains dark for them.
The First World War and Second World War killed millions of innocent people, most of whom were children. These and other wars not only victimized them but also left helpless orphans. This has not only created catastrophe in human society but also made the future 'unsafe'.
With a vision for a secure future, people all over the world have been fighting for the restoration of peace, human rights and social justice. In order to protect children from harm, devastation, and crisis, the world community has been continuously working for the rights of the children. If we look back through our history of civilization, religion and philosophy, we will surely find different concepts for the protection of children and their childhood.
The Geneva Declaration of the Rights of the Child (1924), the UN Declaration on the Rights of the Child (1959), the commemoration of the International Year of the Child (1979) and the UN Convention on the Rights of the Child (1989) are some of the commitments made by the international community for the protection of children.