56 NATIONAL HUMAN RIGHTS COMMISSION 1. States Parties shall recognize for every child the 4. States Parties shall take all appropriate measures (e) Take measures to encourage regular attendance right to benefit from social security, including social to secure the recovery of maintenance for the child at schools and the reduction of drop-out rates. insurance, and shall take the necessary measures from the parents or other persons having financial 2. States Parties shall take all appropriate measures to achieve the full realization of this right in responsibility for the child, both within the State to ensure that school discipline is administered in accordance with their national law. Party and from abroad. In particular, where the a manner consistent with the child's human dignity 2. The benefits should, where appropriate, be person having financial responsibility for the child and in conformity with the present Convention. granted, taking into account the resources and lives in a State different from that of the child, States 3. States Parties shall promote and encourage the circumstances of the child and persons having Parties shall promote the accession to international international cooperation in matters relating to responsibility for the maintenance of the child, agreements or the conclusion of such agreements, education, in particular with a view to contributing as well as any other consideration relevant to an as well as the making of other appropriate to the elimination of ignorance and illiteracy application for benefits made by or on behalf of the arrangements. throughout the world and facilitating access to child. scientific and technical knowledge and modern 49 48 Article 27 of The United Nations Convention on the Article 28 of The United Nations Convention on the rights of the child teaching methods. In this regard, particular account shall be taken of the needs of developing countries. rights of the child 1. States Parties recognize the right of the child to 1. States Parties recognize the right of every child education, and with a view to achieving this right 50 to a standard of living adequate for the child's progressively and on the basis of equal opportunity, rights of the child physical, mental, spiritual, moral and social they shall, in particular: 1. States Parties agree that the education of the development. (a) Make primary education compulsory and child shall be directed to: 2. The parent(s) or others responsible for the available free to all; (a) The development of the child's personality, child have the primary responsibility to secure, (b) Encourage the development of different forms talents and mental and physical abilities to their within their abilities and financial capacities, of secondary education, including general and fullest potential; the conditions of living necessary for the child's vocational education, make them available and (b) The development of respect for human rights development. accessible to every child, and take appropriate and fundamental freedoms, and for the principles 3. States Parties, in accordance with national measures such as the introduction of free education enshrined in the Charter of the United Nations; conditions and within their means, shall take and offering financial assistance in case of need; (c) The development of respect for the child's appropriate measures to assist parents and others (c) Make higher education accessible to all on the parents, his or her own cultural identity, language responsible for the child to implement this right and basis of capacity by every appropriate means; and values, for the national values of the country in shall in case of need provide material assistance (d) Make educational and vocational information which the child is living, the country from which he and support programmes, particularly with regard and guidance available and accessible to all or she may originate, and for civilizations different to nutrition, clothing and housing. children; from his or her own; Article 29 of The United Nations Convention on the