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Children with Disabilities Speak Up at UN

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Watch this UNICEF video about disabled children around the world on HowStuffWorks. Disabled children from around the world address the UN about issues affecting other similarly-affected children in their own countries. They lobbied world leaders to continue education and awareness of the need for equal status. See how the UN works in this video from UNICEF.

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