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Towards a new global agenda for children in the 21st century: child protection may 2000

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Noting the “convergence in development thinking in favour of the centrality of human rights as the normative underpinning of human development,” it highlighted the importance of the Convention on the Rights of the Child and the Convention on the Elimination of all Forms of Discrimination against Women providing the “universally agreed norms and standards against which policies and strategies for children and women can be tested, objectives defined and progress measured.” It also made note of the scientific findings on crucial aspects of the human development cycle which are informing new thinking on development priorities. It suggested that the starting point for international development strategies emphasizing human development should be the rights and well-being of children, for “it is through children that intergenerational cycles of poverty, exclusion and discrimination can be broken.” Delegates at the 1st substantive prepcom session warmly welcomed the report of the Secretary-General on ‘Emerging Issues for children in the twenty-first century”, prepared with the support of UNICEF.21 It was recognized that significant progress had been made over the decade, but that much remained to be done both in completing the unfinished agenda of the World Summit for Children and in addressing the myriad new challenges of the decade ahead. Persistent poverty and inequality, proliferating conflict and violence, the deadly spread of HIV/AIDS and continuing gender discrimination were highlighted as key global challenges. Broad consensus was reached on the salience of the three outcomes to be pursued through future action for children to ensure a good start in life, a good quality basic education and opportunity for adolescent development and participation.22 The preparatory committee entrusted the Bureau, with the support of UNICEF, with preparation of a first draft outcome document for the Special Session. It was recommended that thematic consultations involving experts in various fields be held to determine how to shape the operational strategies that would achieve practical and measurable outcomes for children throughout their life cycle. These strategies would form the basis of an agenda for the future to be adopted at the special session. It was agreed that such an agenda should be broad enough to address the concerns of children in all parts of the world, while prioritizing key actions that would make a difference to the most disadvantaged children. It was also agreed that the outcome document to be adopted by the Special Session should be innovative, concise and action-oriented, with clear underpinnings in the principles of the Convention on the Rights of the Child.

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Tarrytown working paper series no. 2

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KP IV.6 INT t

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New York : The United Nations Children's Fund (UNICEF)., 2000

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37 hlm. ; 29 cm

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English

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KP IV.6

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Perlindungan anak

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