(ANSA) - ROME, NOV 20 - Italian President Sergio Mattarella
said Wednesday that protecting children from war, violence,
exploitation and abuse is not just a legal obligation, it is
also "a moral duty that calls upon us all to put the protection
of youths at the top of our collective priorities" in his
message for World Children's Day.
The head of State said that ratification by many countries of
the International Convention on the Rights of the Child, which
was approved by the United Nations General Assembly 35 years ago
today, "has not solved existing criticalities. "Millions of
children and adolescents in the world are still faced with
poverty, social exclusion, inequalities and the denial of
fundamental rights," Mattarella continued. (ANSA).
Mattarella marks World Children's Day
Protecting kids from war, violence, abuse is a 'moral duty'
