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14 Nov 2014

Author:
Mary Achkhanian, Gulf News

'More to be done to protect children’s rights' - First Global Child Forum outside Sweden addresses the most pressing issues facing children in the region

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...Princess Haya Bint Al Hussain, wife of His Highness Shaikh Mohammad Bin Rashid Al Maktoum, Vice-President and Prime Minister of the UAE and Ruler of Dubai...said there is a long history of declarations, resolutions and campaigns “but they have not yielded enough results for children.”

“Yes, there have been many significant milestones made in the world, but we easily overlook some of the most outrageous violations of child’s rights. The most basic right for a child is the right to life, and it has been infringed this year in the Middle East,” she said...

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