WHO
Policy: Children have a right to protection from the negative effects of alcohol
consumption.
The
World Health Organization was established in 1948 as the specialized agency of
the United Nations responsible for directing and coordinating authority for
international health matters and public health.
One of WHO's constitutional functions is to provide objective and
reliable information and advice in the field of human health.
It fulfils this responsibility in part through its publications
programmes, seeking to help countries make policies that benefit public health
and address their most pressing public health concerns.
In
September 2005, the WHO Euro Region adopted a Framework for Alcohol Policy for
the Region. This has 5 ethical principles which includes "All children and
adolescents have the right to grow up in an environment protected from the
negative consequences of alcohol consumption and, to the extent possible, from
the promotion of alcoholic beverages."
http://www.euro.who.int/document/e88335.pdf
WHO
European Charter on Alcohol: five ethical principles and goals
1.
All people have the right to a family, community and working life
protected from accidents, violence and other negative consequences of alcohol
consumption.
2.
All people have the right to valid impartial information and education,
starting early in life, on the consequences of alcohol consumption on health,
the family and society.
3.
All children and adolescents have the right to grow up in an environment
protected from the negative consequences of alcohol consumption and, to the
extent possible, from the promotion of alcoholic beverages.
4.
All people with hazardous or harmful alcohol consumption and members of
their families have the right to accessible treatment and care.
5.
All people who do not wish to consume alcohol, or who cannot do so for
health or other reasons, have the right to be safeguarded from pressures to
drink and be supported in their non-drinking behaviour.
Strategies
for action include the following:
Enhance
the capacity of society to deal with alcohol through the training of
professionals in different sectors, such as health, social welfare, education
and the judiciary, along with the strengthening of community development and
leadership.
Support
nongovernmental organizations and self-help movements that promote healthy
lifestyles, specifically those aiming to prevent or reduce alcohol-related
harm.
FAS
Community Resource Center
Fasstar
Enterprises