CHILD AND ADOLESCENT ACCORDING TO UNICEF, UNESCO AMD

WHO
UNICEF
CHILD - For the purposes of the present Convention, a child means
every human being below the age of eighteen years unless under the
law applicable to the child, majority is attained earlier.
ADOLESCENT - Adolescence is a transitional period between childhood
and adulthood which encompasses rapid physical growth and sexual
maturation combined with emotional, social and cognitive development.
While UNICEF recognizes that individual diversity makes it difficult to
define a universal age for the start or end of this critical period, defining a
specific age span is essential for monitoring progress across contexts
and across time. Therefore, UNICEF follows the WHO definition of
adolescents which is ‘persons from 10 through 19 years of age’. This
allows UNICEF to align its adolescent programming with other global
data, policy and programme frameworks. Within UNICEF’s focus on
adolescents, however, programming efforts frequently include young
people above 19 years as partners, advocates, key influencers and
change makers, who support the delivery of programmes for children
and adolescents.
UNESCO
CHILD - Every human being below the age of eighteen years unless
under the law applicable to the child, majority is attained earlier.
ADOLECENT - Adolescence is a distinct stage that marks the transition
Adolescence is the phase of life between childhood and adulthood, from ages 10 to
19. It is a unique stage of human development and an important time for laying the
foundations of good health. Adolescents experience rapid physical, cognitive and
psychosocial growth. childhood and adulthood. The Swiss developmental
psychologist Jean Piaget described adolescence as the period during
which individuals' cognitive abilities fully mature.
WHO
CHILD - A child is any person under the age of 18.
ADOLECENT - Adolescence is the phase of life between childhood and
adulthood, from ages 10 to 19. It is a unique stage of human
development and an important time for laying the foundations of good
health. Adolescents experience rapid physical, cognitive and
psychosocial growth.