Abstract

• The research paper examines and studies based on children rights under international and domestic laws approach. The street children have acquired to the same rights for children provided in international and domestic laws because street children are kind of vulnerable children who experiencing poverty, homelessness or both, who are living on the streets of a city, town, or village. Homeless youth are often called street kids or street child; the definition of street children is contested, but many practitioners and policymakers use UNICEF’s concept of boys and girls, aged less than 18 years, for whom “the street” (including unoccupied dwellings and wasteland) has become home and/ or their source of livelihood, and who are inadequately protected or supervised. In Myanmar, children means under 18 years aged according to the Child Rights Law, 2019. The target group of this study emphasis on children under 18 years age, who are found in/on the streets of Yangon City development areas for long hours, whether they are hired by others, or work for themselves (such as street vendors, children who give transport services, carriers, kiosk vendors, car cleaners, newspaper sellers, etc). The study includes children working at checkpoints, children who beg, children working at traffic lights, loiterers and living on the streets. This study focuses on the situation of street children in Myanmar and presents an assessment of the problem. This study presents the causal factors, the effects of the problem of street children; the interventions and a response currently face to street children, the emerging gaps and conclude with possible strategies for intervening in the short and long-terms.