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Convention on the Rights of the Child

The Editors

Ratified November 20, 1989

Children Stage Mass Protest Parade Highlighting World Issues

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Abridged, obviously.

The States Parties to the present Convention,

196 countries are parties to the convention — that’s every member-state of the United Nations, except the United States.

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