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Institue helps disadvantaged children

A home for disadvantaged children has opened in Northeast China´s coastal city of Dalian. The Sunshine Yihong Children´s Village mainly cares for orphans and children whose parents are in custody.

A day in the life of a child

Now let´s take a look at the life of some lucky children. Lucas is a French boy living in Paris. He and his two brothers have a very caring mother.

UNICEF: Afghanistan worst for child welfare

The UNICEF report also says that war-ravaged Afghanistan is the most dangerous place in the world for a child to be born in. The agency says the country has the highest infant mortality rate in the world.

Child rights convention marks 20 years

The United Nations Children´s Fund, or UNICEF, has commemorated the 20th anniversary of the Convention on the Rights of the Child in Geneva. It marked the occasion on Thursday by releasing a new status report and holding a news conference in New York.