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UNICEF celebrates 50 years of working for children. Founded on 11
December 1946 to ease post-war suffering among children in Europe and China, it now endeavours
worldwide to meet the basic needs and protect the rights of the young.
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The State of the World's Children 1997 focuses on the controversial
and emotional as well as complex and challenging issue of child labour, and asserts that thoughtful
and comprehensive attempts at solution must be guided by the best interests of the child and the
Convention on the Rights of the Child.
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Child labour has been much in the news in recent years. But what really is
child labour, where are working children found, what work do they actually do? Can you tell
myth from reality? Find out more.
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On International Children's Day of Broadcasting, 15 December 1996, over
2,000 television and radio stations from 171 countries
gave young people a chance to speak for
themselves on television and radio.
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Newsline: Catch up on the latest on what we're
doing for children. Publications: Browse or download major UNICEF
publications. Child Rights: Find out more about the
Convention on the Rights of the Child. Search:
Look for specific items by keywords on this and other UNICEF Webs.
Gopher: Drill down for our publications and other
information in full text.
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Voices of Youth: Suggest solutions and actions on child rights,
children in war, the girl child and urbanization.
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