Carol Bellamy

In working with UNICEF our corporate partners have demonstrated time and again that their financial resources, leadership and expertise can bring about real and lasting benefits for the world's children. ”

By ratifying the Convention, governments become legally bound to implement the rights therein. ”

Northern Uganda presents a situation of extraordinary violation of the rights of children. ”

In choosing global corporate partners UNICEF emphasises compatibility with our core values and looks to build alliances that advance our mission of ensuring the health, education, equality and protection for all the world's children. ”

And each of us can practice rights ourselves, treating each other without discrimination, respecting each other's dignity and rights. ”

Thus the Convention is unequivocal in its call for children to be consulted, to have their opinions heard and to have their best interests considered when law and policies are being drafted. ”

The dream of the Convention was born from the that children and their needs were not been considered when policies were being made, laws passed or actions undertaken. ”

I think he is an entertainer. I would prefer if he were a performer. ”

Children have in the past and continue to influence policy makers. ”

Instant telecommunication allows better and updated information, lessons learnt and problems encountered to be exchanged and debated, it alerts us more quickly to problems and brings to many households around the world visions and information which hopefully spur us to action. ”