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20th Anniversary of UN Convention on the Rights of the Child
24 million children still growing up without parental care
20 years on from the adoption of the UN Convention on the Rights of the Child EveryChild is warning that at least 24 million children are growing up without a parent and in poor countries their number is growing rapidly.
In the Audio Slideshow below, Anna Feuchtwang, EveryChild Chief Executive, explains why the world is failing children growing up alone, and why these children matter.
Photo credits: ©David Levene/EveryChild ©Chloe Hall/EveryChild ©Georgie Scott/EveryChild ©Matt Writtle/EveryChild
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