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‘Childhood is changing, and so must we’, UNICEF declares, as world marks historic convention

‘Childhood is changing, and so must we’, UNICEF declares, as world marks historic convention

Sep 26, 2019, at 03:32 pm

New York: Since its adoption 30 years ago, the milestone Convention of the Rights of the Child and its near universal membership has created “unprecedented international solidarity around children’s rights,'' the Secretary-General said at a commemorative event an UN Headquarters on Wednesday.

A third of world’s out-of-school youth live in conflict, disaster-affected countries: UNICEF report

A third of world’s out-of-school youth live in conflict, disaster-affected countries: UNICEF report

Sep 20, 2018, at 08:48 am

New York, Sept 20 (IBNS): Childhood is a time for growth, a time for school. But conflict or disaster are depriving 104 million young people between the ages of five and 17 of that foundation, according to a new study by the United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF).