Children Have In The Past And Continue

The Economic Benefits Of Investing In Children Have Been Extensively Documented. Investing Fully In Children Today Will Ensure The Well-being And Productivity Of Future Generations For Decades To Come. By Contrast, The Physical, Emotional And Intellectual Impairment That Poverty Inflicts On Children Canmean A Lifetime Of Suffering And Want - And A Legacy Of Poverty For The Next Generation.

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.

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.

The Convention Is Not Only A Visionary Document. We Are Reminded Daily That It Is An Agreement That Works - And Its Utility Can Be Seen In The Everyday Use To Which I Have Seen It Increasingly Being Put By Country After Country, In Policy, In Practice And In Law.

Learn All You Can About People In Other Parts Of The World. Understanding How People In Other Countries Live And Work And Play Teaches Us To Respect Them And Promote Peace Everywhere.