Protecting children from toxic compounds

Description

Protecting children from toxic compounds involves identifying, reducing, and eliminating children's exposure to harmful chemicals in their environments. This strategy includes enforcing regulations on pollutants, promoting safe product standards, educating caregivers, and monitoring contamination in homes, schools, and communities. Practical actions target sources such as lead, pesticides, and industrial emissions, aiming to prevent poisoning, developmental disorders, and chronic illnesses, thereby safeguarding children's health and supporting their optimal growth and development.

Implementation

This strategy features in the framework of Agenda 21 as formulated at UNCED (Rio de Janeiro, 1992), now coordinated by the United Nations Commission on Sustainable Development and implemented through national and local authorities.

Agenda 21 particularly emphasizes environmental and occupational toxic compounds.