UUM Journal of Legal Studies, 13, No. 1 (January) 2022, pp: 345–380 Nations General Assembly20 to protect the right to respect human rights and to take steps to create an environment in which rights can be fully achieved. By virtue of Article 10 (1) of the ICESCR, the state parties to the covenant recognise that the widest possible protection and assistance should be accorded to the family, including for the care and education of dependent children. In addition, Article 10 (3) of the ICESR 1966 mandates states to protect children and young persons from economic and social exploitation, as well as exploitation via the employment of child labour. Therefore, a signatory member country to the ICESCR 1966 is responsible to protect stateless children within its jurisdiction. (vii) The Convention against Discrimination in Education 1960 (CADE) The UDHR asserts the principle of non-discrimination and proclaims that every person has the right to education via the UNESCO’s Convention against Discrimination in Education 1960 (hereafter cited as the CADE 1960), which recognizes and respects the diversity of national educational systems. The CADE proscribes any form of discrimination in education, promotes equality of opportunity and treatment for all in education21. Article 3 of the CADE requires State parties to undertake the obligation in pursuance of eliminating and preventing discrimination pertaining to education to all persons and children. By virtue of Article 4 of the CADE, State parties undertake a legal obligation to promote equality of opportunity and treatment in the matter of education for all children. As such the declaration seeks to protect human rights in the context of education and protection from discrimination for stateless children within the state parties that ratify the CADE 1960. Based on research findings and official reports by the United Nations, many countries seem to have the definition of stateless children within the interpretation of the national laws of these countries, and according 20 21 Karina Weller. ( January 7, 2019). What is the International Covenant on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights? https://eachother.org.uk/what-is-the-international-covenant-on-economic-socialand-cultural-rights/>. Retrieved date: 18.4.2021 UNESCO. Legal instruments –UNESCO. Convention Against Discrimination in Education 1960. http://portal.unesco.org/en/ev.php-URL_ID=12949%26URL_ DO=DO_TOPIC%26URL_SECTION=201.html>. Retrieved date: 14.3.2021. 363