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World media launch 24-hour global broadcast on Universal Children´s Day

More than 800 media organizations from 70 countries and regions launched a 24-hour relay broadcast for children´s rights on Universal Children´s Day, which falls on Friday.

Chinese-version report on state of children issued on Universal Children´s Day

The United Nations Children´s Fund (UNICEF) and Xinhua News Agency Friday launched in Beijing the Chinese-version Report on the State of World´s Children to mark the Universal Children´s Day and the 20th anniversary of the adoption of the UN Convention on the Rights of the Child (CRC).

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End use of child soldiers

End use of child soldiers

November the 20th is the Universal Children Day, a holiday for all kids around the world. Some politicians and experts gathering in Colombia are using the occasion to call attention to plight of child soldiers. They´re appealing for strong action to halt recruitment globally.

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Convention on the Rights of the Child

Convention on the Rights of the Child

The United Nations General Assembly on Nov. 20, 1959 adopted a Declaration of the Rights of the Child, a non-binding resolution with 10 principles.