Children Have In The Past And Continue

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.

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.

What Is Needed Now Are Increased Efforts To Promote Youth Participation And Commitment; More Services Aimed At Youth; More Parental Involvement; More Education And Information, Using Schools And Other Sites; More Protection For Girls, Orphaned Children And Young Women;and More Partnerships With People With Hiv And Aids.

When The Lives And The Rights Of Children Are At Stake, There Must Be No Silent Witnesses.

A Century That Began With Children Having Virtually No Rights Is Ending With Children Having The Most Powerful Legal Instrument That Not Only Recognizes But Protects Their Human Rights.