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Declarations and Conventions

2007

• Declaration of the commemorative high-level plenary meeting devoted to the follow-up to the outcome of the special session on children (13 December 2007)

2005

• Guidelines on Justice in Matters involving Child Victims and Witnesses of Crime (E/2005/30 and E/2005/SR.36)

2002

• A world fit for children (10 May 2002)

2000

• Convention on the Rights of the Child: Optional Protocol on the Involvement of Children in Armed Conflict (25 May 2000, ANNEX I)
• Convention on the Rights of the Child: Optional Protocol on the Sale of Children, Child Prostitution and Child Pornography (25 May 2000, ANNEX II)

1999

• Convention Concerning the Prohibition and Immediate Action for the Elimination of the Worst Forms of Child Labour，1999 (ILO Convention No. 182)

1990

• United Nations Rules for the Protection of Juveniles Deprived of Their Liberty (14 December 1990)
• United Nations Guidelines for the Prevention of Juvenile Delinquency (The Riyadh Guidelines) (14 December 1990)

1989

• Convention on the Rights of the Child (20 November 1989)

1986

• Declaration on Social and Legal Principles relating to the Protection and Welfare of Children, with Special Reference to Foster Placement and Adoption Nationally and Internationally (3 December 1986)

1985

• United Nations Standard Minimum Rules for the Administration of Juvenile Justice (The Beijing Rules) (29 November 1985)

1973

• Minimum Age Convention, 1973 (ILO Convention No. 138)

1959

• Declaration of the Rights of the Child (20 November 1959)