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NEW YORK, USA, 11 December 2007 -- The United Nations General Assembly began high-level talks on Tuesday, convening for a commemorative plenary meeting devoted to following up on the outcome of the Special Session on Children held in the same hall five years ago.

Speaking on behalf of the 90 young people who have congregated at UNICEF House in New York this week for a Youth Forum, Longeni Matsai, 14, of Namibia urged participants to listen "not only with your ears but also with your hearts."

UNICEF Executive Director Ann M. Veneman also spoke at the opening of the two-day plenary, noting that in the years since the landmark Special Session -- the first of its kind in UN history -- there has emerged "a global culture that embraces children's rights as central to the advancement of humanity."

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