A century of fighting for children's rights can't be lost to conflict
Briefly

"I am small but my ideas are big. I want to make the world a better place. I am asking (world leaders), please provide space for me to speak freely and share all my ideas. When you listen to me, you are listening to all future generations."
"A lot has changed in 100 years. When Jebb penned her rights document, one-third of children died before their fifth birthday. Today, that probability has fallen to less than four in 100."
"Almost nine in 10 primary and six in 10 secondary-age school children now complete their education. About 90% of children are no longer forced to engage in the kind of work that deprives them of their childhood and harms their development."
"It is outrageous that one in two children suffer from some sort of violence each year, attitudes are shifting, albeit slowly."
Read at euronews
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