The Declaration of the Rights of the Child adopted by the United Nations General Assembly in 1959 is the first
major international consensus to recognize the fundamental principles of children's rights.
The Preamble first recalls the main themes addressed in the 1948 Universal Declaration of Human Rights and
also refers to the 1924 Geneva Declaration and finally states that "because of his physical and intellectual
immaturity, (the child) needs special protection and care, including appropriate legal protection, before and after birth".
Ombudsman fir Kanner a Jugendlecher
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