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On 20 November 2009, the global community celebrates the 20th anniversary
of the adoption by the United Nations General Assembly of the Convention
on the Rights of the Child, the unique document that sets international
standards for the care, treatment and protection of all individuals below
age 18. To
celebrate this landmark, the United Nations Children’s Fund is
dedicating a special edition of its flagship report The State of the
World’s Children to examining the Convention’s evolution, progress
achieved in child rights, challenges remaining, and actions to be taken to
ensure that its promise becomes a reality for all children. The
report and accompanying video address the progress that has been made in
the last 20 years and the role the Convention can fulfill moving forward
into the future. “The Convention on the Rights of the Child is the most ratified human rights treaty in human history,” said UNICEF Executive Director Ann M. Veneman. “It has transformed the way children are viewed and treated throughout the world.”View report: The State of the World's Children report (PDF) |
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