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Carca of 200 students have participated today in the Children's Plenary of the City of Murcia on the occasion of Declaration of the Rights of the Child, approved by the UN on November 20, 1959. José Ballesta highlights "the responsibility" of the children and points out that "it is important that they are in contact with the institutions of Murcia and that they perceive the importance of their history ".
"We need your help to change the world", "Let's get a good life for everyone because children are the future", "We not only need the food and the necessary health conditions, but also the love of our parents and the feeling of being accompanied by they "," The childhood is a wonderful stage, for that reason, I ask the politicians to create a present with hope "are some of the reflections made by the nearly 200 schoolchildren of the municipality who participated today in the Children's Plenary of the City of Murcia , on the occasion of the Declaration of the Rights of the Child - approved by the General Assembly of the UN on November 20, 1959 - and the Convention on the Rights of Boys and Girls - November 20, 1989 -.
The mayor of Murcia, José Ballesta, who participated in the session with councilors of all groups of the municipal Corporation, said "today is one of the most pleasant days of the year.
Children invade and fill this Plenary Hall and adopt the responsibility of acting as mayor and councilors, and later they ask us about all kinds of questions about the municipality.
It is important that they are in contact with the institutions of Murcia and that they perceive the importance of their history. "
Four students from the schools of Our Lady of the Angels (Rincón de Seca), Our Lady of the Good Books (Murcia), Mariano Aroca (Murcia) and Our Lady of Cortes (Rincón de Seca) have served as mayor and spokespersons.
5th grade student Carlos Sánchez Rueda, from Mariano Aroca, has served as mayor and has stated that this year the theme to be discussed within the Children's Week is the 'Right to a healthy and full life'.
"To achieve this right, there is still a long way to go.
We must have guaranteed a good health service, healthy and safe working conditions, adequate housing and the necessary nutritional elements. "
In addition, he noted that "our mental and emotional health is equally important."
After their interventions, many other students took the floor in the Plenary and opened a question time to the members of the Municipal Corporation.
Source: Ayuntamiento de Murcia
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