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Remarks by H.E. António Guterres, United Nations Secretary-General, at the High-Level meeting to mark 30th anniversary of the Rights of the Child
The commemorative event will provide an opportunity to celebrate the momentous anniversary and the progress made in the advancement of children’s rights, and will also serve as a call to action for Member States to strengthen their commitment to the advancement of the rights of the child while recognizing the new challenges of the twenty-first century.
In addition to the participation of the President of the General Assembly and the Secretary-General, the Executive Director of the United Nations Children’s Fund, United Nations Messenger of Peace, Malala Yousafzai, and representatives of Poland, as the initiator of the Convention on the Rights of the Child, and of the first Member State from each regional group to have ratified the Convention, in their national capacity, will address the high-level commemorative event.
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The commemorative event will provide an opportunity to celebrate the momentous anniversary and the progress made in the advancement of children’s rights, and will also serve as a call to action for Member States to strengthen their commitment to the advancement of the rights of the child while recognizing the new challenges of the twenty-first century.
In addition to the participation of the President of the General Assembly and the Secretary-General, the Executive Director of the United Nations Children’s Fund, United Nations Messenger of Peace, Malala Yousafzai, and representatives of Poland, as the initiator of the Convention on the Rights of the Child, and of the first Member State from each regional group to have ratified the Convention, in their national capacity, will address the high-level commemorative event.
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