High-Level Commemorative Event: Thirtieth Anniversary of the Adoption of the Convention on the Rights of the Child

Peace remains best protection for children’s rights, Secretary-General tells event marking Treaty’s thirtieth anniversary.

• Categories: Meetings & Events
• Video Length: 01:10:29
• Production Date: 25 September 2019
• Asset Language: Arabic; Chinese; English; French; Russian; Spanish
• Personal Subject: ANDRZEJ DUDA; ANTONIO GUTERRES; HENRIETTA FORE; MUZOON ALMELLEHAN; NANA A. D. AKUFO-ADDO; STEFAN LÖFVEN; TIJJANI MUHAMMAD-BANDE
• Corporate Name: UNITED NATIONS INTERNATIONAL CHILDREN'S EMERGENCY FUND - UNICEF
• Subject Topical: ANNIVERSARIES; EDUCATION; HEALTH CARE; RIGHTS OF THE CHILD
• MAMS Id: 2455215
• Parent Id: 2455215

Description

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.