Children's rights are considered one of the most important issues being discussed these days. There is a rapid pace of agreements and movements towards the recognition and expansion of children's rights around the world. “In the past, research treated children as objects; the research was conducted on them with a program and framework established exclusively by adults. New jobs are emerging in which children create the way of doing research, as they act as researchers and researchers work with questions formulated by children and work with children.” (Jones, P., Welch, S. 2010). Numerous efforts are made through different organizations to strengthen and protect children's rights, but the most important is the United Nations Convention on the Rights of the Child. It is the cornerstone that establishes the civil, political, economic, social, health and cultural rights of children around the world, taking into account the cultural diversity and traditions of each country. “Furthermore, it recognizes the importance of international cooperation to improve the living conditions of children in every country, particularly in developing countries” (Convention on the Rights of the Child, 1989). This can be seen in the 54 articles, each of which details a different type of right, as they can be defined into survival, development, protection and participation rights. Some of the developed countries that have ratified the UNCRC are moving on the right path towards better realization of children's rights, as it is clear in the extract of the UNICEF summary of the UNICEF Children's Convention that governments play a important role in protecting children's rights. They are responsible for ensuring that children are looked after and protecting them from...... middle of paper ......g%20rights-%20Children%E2%80%99s%20rights%20in%20theory%20e %20in %20practice.pdfSandbeak & Einarsson, H.2008, as cited in Jones, P., Welch, S. 2010).(Child Rights Public Awareness Campaign Project, 2006). Retrieved from: http://www.rcybc.ca/Groups/Archived%20Reports/child_rights_public_awareness_campaign_ backgrounder_nov%2015.pdf (Listen to the Children, 2011) retrieved from: http://leo.acu.edu.au/pluginfile.php / 767073/mod_page/content/10/Listen%20to%20children.pdf Convention on the Rights of the Child. (1989, December), Retrieved from: http://www.hrweb.org/legal/child.html Australia's commitment to children's rights and report to the United Nations, 2007, October). https://www.humanrights.gov.au/publications/australias-commitment-childrens-rights-and-reporting-un (Jones, P., Welch, S. 2010).(Sandbaek and Einarsson H., 2008 as cited in Jones, P., Welch, S. 2010).