The prevention of child mortality should remain a global priority. But beyond sheer survival, children have a right to thrive, develop in a holistic way to their full potential and enjoy good physical and mental health in a sustainable world. The present report argues that early childhood, a crucial time for effective investments in individual and societal health, must receive significantly more attention and a more adequate response from all relevant actors, including in the post-2015 agenda.

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Sub-Commission on the Promotion and Protection of Human Rights 55th session 30 July 2003 Afternoon Sub-Commission Expert Reports on Issues and Modalities for Effective Universality of International...

Address of Bertrand Ramcharan, Acting High Commissioner for Human Rights at the Opening of the Sub-Commission on the Promotion and Protection of Human Rights Palais des Nations, 28 July, 2003...

25 July 2003 Session Focused on Rural Development, UN Development Activities, Coordination Issues, Humanitarian Affairs, and Implementation of Summits The Economic and Social Council (ECOSOC) today...

23 July 2003 Mr President, Distinguished Members of the Economic and Social Council, ladies and gentlemen, The history of the United Nations has offered us one important lesson: we cannot achieve...

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