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J. whereas, however, the UN humanitarian coordinator stated on 4 June 2015 that international funding in support of Nepal remains unsatisfactory and that the UN has only received USD 120 million out of the total of USD 422 million pledged;

J. whereas, however, the UN humanitarian coordinator stated on 4 June 2015 that international funding in support of Nepal remains unsatisfactory and that the UN has only received USD 120 million out of the total of USD 422 million pledged;

whereas progress has been made since the adoption of the UN Convention on the Rights of the Child 25 years ago, but whereas children’s rights continue to be violated in many parts of the world, including in EU Member States, as a result of violence, abuse, exploitation, poverty, social exclusion and discrimination based on religion, disability, gender, sexual identity, age, ethnicity, migration or residence status.

Welcomes the fact that the 2014 Nobel Peace Prize was awarded jointly to Kailash Satyarthi and Malala Yousafzai for their commitment to defending children’s rights, in particular the right of all children to education; commends the public endorsement by the Sakharov Prize Network of initiatives to raise awareness of violence against children; considers these to be clear demonstrations of the important role played by civil society and international organisations in advocacy and in the promotion and protection of the rights enshrined in the UN Convention on the Rights of the Child.