| Press Release GA/9898 ICEF/1849 |
RECORD NUMBER OF CHILDREN TO BE DELEGATES AT UPCOMING UN SPECIAL SESSION
General Assembly Special Session Will Also Break Records with NGOs
| Press Release GA/9897 ICEF/1848 |
RECORD NUMBER OF LEADERS TO ATTEND UN SPECIAL SESSION ON CHILDREN
75 Heads of State Confirmed for Special Session of General Assembly
A record number of world leaders will attend a landmark Special Session of the United Nations General Assembly on children next month in New York, United Nations officials announced today.
| Press Release GA/9895 ICEF/1847 |
CHILDREN’S SPECIAL SESSION IN SEPTEMBER TO CAP YEAR OF MAJOR UN CONFERENCES
A Fitting Finale Will Focus on ‘Changing the World with Children’
Secretary-General Praises Public-Private Partnership; Calls for Greater Commitment in Race to Reach the Last Child
NEW YORK, 2 June (UNICEF) -- The Legal Assistance Centre of Namibia, a non-profit, public-interest law firm, has won the 1997 Maurice Pate Award for its outstanding contributions to the cause of human rights, and especially for its role in drafting child-rights legislation in that south-west African nation, the United Nations Children's Fund (UNICEF) announced today.
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'1997 State of World's Children Report' Presents Six Steps to End Child Labour, Which Affects 250 Million
