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