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Put children first

Speaking at the Special Session (c)UNICEF

In 1989, the international community adopted the Convention on the Rights of the Child. The Convention states that all children, everywhere, have the rights to survival and opportunity, to protection from abuse and exploitation, and to have a say in decisions that affect them. It is a legally binding document and its fundamental principles are non-negotiable.

The governments of the world have made a commitment to put children first, and they reconfirmed that commitment at the Special Session on Children in 2002. Now it is up to us, adults and children alike, to make sure this promise becomes a reality. Many organisations and people are already working together to ensure that this is never forgotten � find out about them here!

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