Colombian government calls for child care on Human Rights Day

Bogota, Sep 9 (Prensa Latina) As part of the commemoration of National Human Rights Day, the National Government holds an event in this capital on Tuesday to reject the damage to the rights of children and adolescents in Colombia and Palestine.

September 9, 2025
10:59

Attendees advocate for defending the life, integrity, and dignity of the new generations.

Convened by the Interior Ministry, the event is entitled “Change Is With Rights: A Call to Humanity, Because Protecting Childhood Is Defending Humanity.”

According to the Ombudsman’s Office, an estimated 463 cases, affecting 279 boys and adolescents and 184 girls and adolescents, were recorded last year.

An average of 28 children die every day in Gaza.

According to figures released by the United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF), more than 17,000 children have died and 33,000 have been injured in that coastal enclave since October 2023.

UNICEF Executive Director Catherine Russell recently told the United Nations Security Council (UNSC) that children are being killed and maimed while queuing for vital food and medicine.

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