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ISTANBUL DOCUMENT, 19 NOVEMBER 1999

Istanbul Summit Declaration

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28. In the year of the 10th anniversary of the adoption of the Convention on the Rights of the Child, and putting the OSCE’s Copenhagen commitments into practice, we commit ourselves to actively promote children’s rights and interests, especially in conflict and post-conflict situations. We will regularly address the rights of children in the work of the OSCE (...) We will pay particular attention to the physical and psychological well-being of children involved in or affected by armed conflict.

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