Carol Bellamy Quotes (61 Quotes)

Many of the schools are not usable anymore so the kids can't go back to school. Some children have been actually hurt by the fighting itself but probably more of them have been hurt by the psychological damage,

I think tremendous change has taken place since the World Summit for Children in 1990.

It's estimated that there may be two hundred and fifty million children in the world engaged in some form of exploitative child labour.

Here once again education is crucial, it enables children to be become more aware of their rights and to exercise them in a respectful manner which helps them shape their own future.

I came into a strong organization, and I hope I strengthened it more and expanded its capacity to deal with some of the challenges that might not have seemed as great 10 years ago, such as H.I.V., AIDS and children affected by war.

Some companies now have their own codes of conduct against the use of child labour. The problem is monitoring their implementation.

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.

And UNICEF uses the Internet to spread ideas, exchange information, to raise awareness on rights and on how to better implement human rights.

a mixture of the exotic and it was a way to save the world.

Young people can volunteer to work or raise funds for groups or organizations that work in this way with children in developing countries.

We cannot assume that all the children who cannot find their parents have lost their entire families,

Sport can be used for messaging, for example, making the connections between shin guards or a helmet that protects you, and protection in terms of HIV and AIDS. There has also been a very active program in Africa called 'Kick Polio out of Africa,' where soccer players have spoken out in terms of polio. There is also going to be a swim for malaria.

The worst is still happening. It's an absolute disaster and I don't think one can determine the real cost.

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.

Kids are healthier these days... more kids are in school around the world, and partly that's because Australians have been willing to invest in aid.

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

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.

And most importantly perhaps, children can learn about their rights, share their knowledge with the children of other nations, identify problems with them and establish how they might work together to address them.

Girls' education is the single best investment that any society can make,

The children, even when they're not participating as soldiers, are moved on or forced from their communities. It has enormous psychological as well as physical impact on children.

Millions of children throughout the world are being bought and sold like chattel and used as sex slaves,

There is no electricity. You can't travel by road in many parts of the country. In Congo, again, you have to go in by plane and there is war going on.

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.

For example, UNICEF works with governments to change legislation such as in India where a law was passed raising the age of compulsory school completion to keep children in school and away from the workplace for longer.

It is estimated there are more than 3 billion people in the world who live on less than 2 a day. Half of these are children and half of those are living on less than 1 a day.

If the governments of the world are going to help, the time is now -- not tomorrow or the next day.

We are prepared to do what it takes in any country that has not yet realized the value of educating its girls. These girls simply cannot afford to wait any longer,

We stand at an historic moment in the struggle to end the anguish that these weapons have already inflicted on tens of thousands of the world's children, their families and their communities,

While the technology revolution has yet to reach far into the households of those in developing countries, this is certainly another area where more developed countries can assist those in the less developed world.

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

Many would argue (child labor) has to occur because families need to have their child bringing home that small amount of money. But the fact is that if those children were in school today they could contribute more to their families,

Boycots are something that may make the person who's boycotting feel better, but it doesn't necessarily make conditions any better for the child.

New legislation has just been adopted by the International Labour Organization on the Worst Forms of Child Labor, such as bonded labour, prostitution and hazardous work.

If there is a universal language, I would argue it is sport. Close to a universal language is music, but music differs from place to place. Sport on the other hand -- cricket is played the same in Jamaica as it is played in India. Football (soccer) is played the same in Liberia as in the United Kingdom.

There are more children caught in conflict, in war around the world, than at any time, ... Indeed, victims or war today are largely civilian, largely women and children.

It is a key development issue. Every year that a girl is in school is a progressive step towards ending poverty.

Corporate partners help UNICEF fund our programmes for children, advocate with us on their behalf, or facilitate our work through logistical, technical, research or supply support.

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

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.

Be it in the West or the developing world, we are confronting grave problems in the violation of children's rights. We want to put a face on this crisis, rather than just have people feel sorry for the little children.

Without an immediate cessation in hostilities and a massive humanitarian response, I fear that ... large numbers of Angola's children will perish,

I don't think we know at his point the numbers killed, but 800,000 people are already affected and at least half of those are in urgent need of food aid and assistance.

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

We must ensure that while eliminating child labor in the export industry, we are also eliminating their labour from the informal sector, which is more invisible to public scrutiny - and thus leaves the children more open to abuse and exploitation.

Nor is the suffering limited to children in developing countries.

Tens of thousands lost their mothers and fathers. Thousands were victims of horrific brutality and rape. Many were forced to commit atrocities. The impact of the tragedy simply cannot be overstated,

It's an absolute disaster. This country was one of the success stories -- but what a knockdown blow,

The real solution is to improve the incomes of the poor and provide their children with decent education.

UNICEF's Voices of Youth has organized many Internet chats, like the one you participated in, among children and teachers around the world.

We still have to learn the lesson of the grip poverty has,