Child labour is declining far too slowly, in the midst of unprecedented growth in migration and forced displacement that aggravate the situation, said representatives of governments, workers and employers in the Buenos Aires Declaration on Child Labour Forced Labour and Youth Employment. The document, signed at the end of the November 14-16 meeting, recognises that unless something changes, the goals set by the international community will not be met... For the first time, this Conference recognised that child labour is mostly concentrated in agriculture and is growing... Children were notably absent from the crowded event, which brought together government officials and delegates of international organisations, the business community and trade unionists... The participants in the Conference warned in the final declaration that armed conflicts, which affect 250 million children, are aggravating the situation of child labour.