We are all part of the human race, united through the global community. The United Nations in 1948 created the Universal Declaration of Human Rights. We are all humans and are supposed to be protected by these rights. However, countries are guilty of not abiding by these laws and worst of all some people don’t know these laws exist.

The countries that people don’t know they have rights, tend to be the countries that are considered to be in a fragile state. Fragile states are countries that are still in the midst of developing; examples are Pakistan and Somalia.

These are basic rights that we take for granted. If these people living in fragile states knew about these laws would they have a different outlook on life or possibly have a better life? Article 26 states that everyone has the right to an education.

Nelson Mandela once said, “ Education is the most powerful weapon which you can use to change the world.” Kids in countries that are fragile states tend to not have equal opportunities to education. Without education we see more child soldiers and trafficking.