78.15 Plight of Children in the Ukraine
Whereas, 1979 has been declared ‘International Year of the Child,’ with UNICEF designated as the Lead Agency in the United Nations system;
and,
Whereas, The National Council of Women of Canada has been named to the Canadian Committee for International Year of the Child (1979), who will be co-operating with the federal government activities relating to the International Year of the Child;
and,
Whereas, Canada was a signatory on November 20, 1975, to the Declaration of the Rights of the Child;
therefore, be it
RESOLVED, That the National Council of Women of Canada request the International Council of Women make strong representation through their permanent representative at the United Nations to bring forth the plight of children in the Ukraine, and other nationalities within the Soviet Bloc and those whose parents are incarcerated as prisoners of conscience, and demand that those countries who supported the adoption of the Declaration of the Rights of the Child before the General Assembly fulfil their obligations as stated in the preamble and principle of the Declaration of the Rights of the Child.