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The UN General Assembly in 1954 adopted resolution 836 (IX), recommending that all countries institute a Universal Children’s Day, to be observed on 20 November, as a day of worldwide fraternity and understanding between children. It also recommended that the Day be devoted to the promotion of the ideals and objectives of the UN Charter and the welfare of the children of the world.
The date 20 November also marks the adoption by the Assembly of the Declaration of the Rights of the Child (1959) and the Convention on the Rights of the Child (1989). The United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF), the driving force that helps uphold the Convention, has noted that six of the eight Millennium Development Goals relate directly to children and meeting the last two would also make critical improvements in their lives.
Following are some articles from the UN Chronicle that address children’s rights, development and protection, as well as links to related UN websites and other resources:
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UN Chronicle, Issue 3, 2007
Equal Opportunity in Education: Eliminating Discrimination Against Roma
By Rumyan Russinov
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UN Chronicle, Issue 4, 2006
Migrant Children's Rights: Working to Fill the Gap
By Francesca Musiani
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UN Chronicle, Issue 4, 2006
Children and Armed Conflict in the Democratic Republic of Congo
By Julia Freedson and Simar Singh
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UN Chronicle, Issue 4, 2006
Prison Is Not For Kids
By Francesca Musiani
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UN Chronicle, Issue 4, 2006
Health Watch: Can the ‘Electronic Revolution’ Affect Children’s Health?
By Tarek el Ackad
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UN Chronicle, Issue 3, 2006
International Children: Catalyst for Change
By Dorothy Davis
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Education for Children with Special Needs Difficult But Possible
By Uma Tulin
UN Chronicle, Issue 1, 2006
The Right to Safety: Building Safe Schools for Children
By Ben Wisner
UN Chronicle, Issue 4, 2005
Unite for Children, Unite against AIDS
By Sally Bolton
UN Chronicle, Issue 4, 2005
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Make Every Mother and Child Count: Key Findings of World Health Report 2005
By Jessica Bankes Beattie
UN Chronicle, Issue 3, 2005
Rights Watch: Children’s Rights World Congress
By Bill Jackson
UN Chronicle, Issue 1, 2005
Education Watch: Girls’ Education Campaign in Turkey
By Lynn Levine
UN Chronicle, Issue 1, 2005
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These stories and more can be found online at www.un.org/chronicle.
The UN Chronicle is not an official record; the views expressed in individual articles do not necessarily imply official endorsement or acceptance by the United Nations.
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