Name: Global Rights—At Least on Paper
Uploaded: 2009-11-17T20:22:00-05:00
Duration: 3 min 19 s
Description: Twenty years after the Convention on the Rights of the Child, countries around the world are still struggling with implementation.

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Ann Veneman

Ann Veneman became the Executive Director of UNICEF in 2005. She was the first woman to serve as the Unites States Secretary of Agriculture.

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Global Rights—At Least on Paper

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Twenty years after the Convention on the Rights of the Child, countries around the world are still struggling with implementation.

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