On November 20th, 1989, the General Assembly adopted the Convention on the Rights of the Child without a vote.



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Seated in the foreground from left to right are Jan Martenson (Under-Secretary-General for Human Rights and Director, United Nations Office in Geneva), Audrey Hepburn (UNICEF Goodwill Ambassador) and James Grant (Executive-Director of UNICEF). 


On 20 November 1989, the General Assembly adopted the Convention on the Rights of the Child without a vote. 
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