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Child Welfare Policies: Safeguarding the Well-being of Children
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Which international convention sets out the rights of children and is widely recognized as the foundation for child welfare policies worldwide?
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Convention on the Rights of the Child
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The Convention on the Rights of the Child (CRC) is a legally binding international treaty that sets out the civil, political, economic, social, and cultural rights of children. It was adopted by the United Nations General Assembly in 1989 and has been ratified by 196 countries, making it the most widely ratified human rights treaty in history.