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Canada sent an official delegation, including two youth delegates, to the Pan-American Child Congress in Lima, Peru in September, 2009. Canada continues to support the implementation of the United Nations Convention of the Rights of the Child domestically, and throughout the Americas through collaboration with the Inter-American Children's Institute (IIN). Canada works with the IIN in developing policies and programs that effectively address and protect the rights of children and youth. Canada supports Child Rights Education for Professionals (CRED-PRO) which provides educational programs on children’s rights to professionals working with children. CRED-PRO pilot projects have been launched in Colombia, Uruguay, Chile, Argentina.
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