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In the UNESCOPRESS, Principals are undergoing professional development training to ensure all children receives equal education and access to services in Ghana, Kenya and India . “All evidence shows that supporting the professional development of school principals and leaders is a key to success in any reform aimed at improving the quality of education and transforming the school culture" (UNESCOPRESS, 2011).

Some children in some urban areas do not receive equal opportunities as other children. The Convention on the Rights of the Child, adopted in 1989, was the first international treaty to state the full range of civil, political, economic, social and cultural rights belonging to children. "The Convention on the Rights of the Child, binds States parties to make “available and accessible to every child” compulsory and free primary education and options for secondary schooling, including vocational education (Article 28). It also obliges States parties
to “encourage the provision of appropriate and equal opportunities for cultural, artistic, recreational and leisure activity” (State of the Worlds Children, 2012).

According to Killen, " In multiple cultural contexts, gender exclusion has remained a salient issue of concern for children in the areas of educational opportunities, access to resources, academic achievement, occupational aspirations, social relationships, and domestic roles" (Killen, Rutland, et el, 2011).



Reference

Killen, M., Rutland, A., and Ruck, M., (2011).  Promoting Equity, Tolerance, and Justice in Childhood


The State of the World's Children (2012). Children in an Urban World
http://www.acei.org/global-news/urbanization-and-meeting-the-needs-of-children.html



UNESCOPRESS (2011).UNESCO and Varkey GEMS Foundation launch principals’ training program that will impact 10 million children