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Wednesday, 18 February 2009 06:59

H.E. MR. JUAN ALFREDO PINTO SAAVEDRA

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THE INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE FOR CHILD RIGHTS IN NEW DELHI ON 20-21 FEBRUARY 2008 ORGANISED BY PHD CHAMBER OF COMMERCE.

CHILDREN´S RIGHTS:

FOCUS ON THE FUNDAMENTAL

In 1995, I had the opportunity to participate in a very untraditional seminar organized by the Smithsonian Institute in Washington, looking for the big dilemmas of our time:

Technology Vs human freedom; Cultural Identity Vs. Homogeneous culture; Free market economy Vs. Sustainable development. Those were and continue to be contradictory elements of the historical reality.
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