UNITED NATIONS : Thinking of the Children
With crises such as the Persian Gulf conflict dominating the news, some leaders will turn their attention on Saturday and Sunday to the children of the globe. More than 75 of the men and women who govern the world will gather at the United Nations to discuss what they can do to save society’s future.
President Bush and Britain’s Margaret Thatcher are among those expected to attend the World Summit for Children, organized by the U.N. Children’s Fund. The gathering will focus on universal topics affecting children: nutrition, education, homelessness, drugs, AIDS, child labor and protection from disease.
Among others expected: Albania’s Ramiz Alia, Cambodia’s Son Sann, Czechoslovakia’s Vaclav Havel.
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