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CHILDREN'S RIGHTS INFORMATION RESOURCES
The following is a list of organizations committed to protecting the rights of children both internationally and in the United States.


Olara Otunnu, Under Secretary-General,
Special Representative of the Secretary-General for Children and Armed Conflict
www.un.org - go to Humanitarian Affairs

Convention on the Rights of the Child
Download full text from:
www.unicef.org
or contact
US Committee for UNICEF
Office of Public Policy and Advocacy
1775 K St. N.W. Suite 360
Washington, DC 20006

ChildRights International Research Institute
35 West 83rd St.
New York, NY 10024
(212) 873-7250
email: childrights@worldnet.att.net

The Child Rights Information Network
www.crin.org

Youth Advocate Program International
4545 42nd St., NW, Suite 209
Washington, DC 20016
(202) 244-1986
email: yapi@igc.org

Amnesty International USA
322 8th Ave.
New York, NY 10001
www.amnesty.org
For children's rights information, ask for the Children's Rights Network

Hague Appeal for Peace
www.haguepeace.org

Widows of War Living Memorial
www.warwidows.org



HUMANITARIAN RELIEF ORGANIZATIONS
There are many charitable organizations that provide food, medicine and care to children in armed conflicts throughout the world. The following is a brief selection of organizations that are very active in this field.


Doctors Without Borders
1-888-392-0392
www.doctorswithoutborders.org


International Rescue Committee
1-877-REFUGEE
http://www.theirc.org


Save The Children
1-800-SAVE THE CHILDREN
www.savethechildren.org


International Red Cross
www.icrc.org


WarChild
202-588-9672
212-614-3154
www.warchildusa.org


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