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Speaker marks anniversary of Convention on the Rights of the Child, warns rights are under attack
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An unidentified speaker marking the anniversary of the Convention on the Rights of the Child said the treaty is widely ratified but warned that poverty, conflict, climate change and online harms are threatening children’s rights and urged collective action.
An unidentified speaker marking the anniversary of the Convention on the Rights of the Child said the treaty "is the most widely ratified" and warned that "children's rights are under attack," calling attention to poverty, conflict, climate change and online harms.
The speaker noted the treaty was "Signed 36 years ago today," using the anniversary to press for renewed attention to global child welfare. "When we protect the youngest members of the human family, we build a better world," the speaker said, framing protection of…
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