<P> The United Nations World Summit for Children was held in the United Nations Headquarters in New York City on 29 -- 30 September 1990 . The summit had the then - largest - ever gathering of heads of state and government to commit to a set of goals to improve the well - being of children worldwide by the year 2000 . It was the first time a UN conference had set a broad agenda for a wide range of goals in health , education , nutrition and human rights . </P>
where was the first world summit on social development under the ages of unesco
in the United Nations Headquarters in New York City