Twenty years of UN children's rights convention
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Today marks the 20th anniversary of the Convention on the Rights of the Child. Nearly every country on the globe has signed the convention. Only two members of the United Nations - the USA and Somalia - haven't ratified it. Children's rights groups say the treaty has protected millions of children, but human rights agencies say much more needs to be done if the world's children are to enjoy all the Convention's provisions.
Presenter: Madeleine Genner
Speakers: Carolyn Hardy, chief executive, UNICEF Australia; Nigel Spence, chief executive, ChildFund Australia; Dr Annie Pettit, child rights specialist, Save the Children Australia
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