India UN Childrens Rights

Sheela, 6, walks the tightrope during a street performance in Gauhati, India, Wednesday, Nov. 18, 2009. Twenty years after the U.N. adopted a treaty guaranteeing children’s rights, fewer youngsters are dying and more are going to school, but an estimated 1 billion still lack services essential to their survival and development, UNICEF said Thursday. (AP Photo/ Anupam Nath)