Somalia: Joint Statement On Somalia's Ratification of the Convention On the Rights of the Child

press release

New York — "Somalia's ratification of the Convention on the Rights of the Child is a significant and very welcome step toward realizing the rights of the country's 6.5 million children.

"The children of Somalia face enormous challenges. Somalia today has one of the highest under-five mortality rates in the world, alarming malnutrition rates, and very high levels of violence affecting children.

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