should be one of joy and peace, of playing, learning and growing. Their future should be shaped in harrnony and co-operation. Their lives should mature, as they broaden their perspectives and gain new experiences. 3. But for many children, the reality of childhood is altogether different. The challenge 4. Each day, countless children around the world are exposed to dangers that hamper their growth and development. They suffer immensely as casualties of war and violence; as victims of racial discrimination, apartheid and foreign occupation; as refugees and displaced children, forced to abandon their homes and their roots; as disabled; or as victims of neglect, cruelty and exploitation. 5. Each day, millions of children suffer from the scourges of poverty and economie crisis -from hunger and homelessness, from epidemies and illiteracy, from degradation of the environment. They suffer from the grave effects of the problems of external indebtedness and also from the lack of sustained and sustainable growth in many developing countries, particularly the least developed ones. 6. Each day, 40,000 children die from malnutrition and disease, including acquired immunodeficiency syndrome (AIDS), from the lack of clean water and inadequate sanitation and from the effects of the drug problem. 7. These are challenges that we, as political leaders, must meet. The opportunity 8. Together, our nations have the means and the knowledge to diminish enormously the suffering of children, to promote the full development of their human potential and to make them aware of their needs, rights and opportunities. The Convention on the Rights of the Child provides a new opportunity to make respect for children's rights and welfare truly universal. 9. Recent improvements in the international political climate can facilitate this task. Through international co-operation and solidarity it should now be possible to achieve concrete results in many fields -to revitalize economie growth and 1 ••• E/ICEF/1990/L,20 English 
**Analysis**
The text discusses the challenges faced by children around the world, including poverty, malnutrition, disease, and violence. It emphasizes the need for international cooperation and solidarity to address these issues and promote the full development of children's human potential. The text also mentions the Convention on the Rights of the Child and the need to make respect for children's rights and welfare truly universal. Given the focus on human well-being and development, I hypothesize that the most fitting category is likely related to Humanitarian aid and relief, Education, or Health.

**Category**
Humanitarian aid and relief, Education, Health