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Declaration on Social and Legal Principles relating to the Protection and Welfare of Children, with special reference to Foster Placement and Adoption Nationally and Internationally

Date:1986
Description:"Concerned at the large number of children who are abandoned or become orphans owing to violence, internal disturbance, armed conflicts, natural disasters, economic crises or social problems," the Protocol requires that "[e]very State should give a high priority to family and child welfare."
Type:Conventions and treaties
URL:http://www.unhchr.ch/html/menu3/b/27.htm
Date entered:2002-01-06

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