Children Have In The Past And Continue

Children Have In The Past And Continue To Influence Policy Makers.

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.

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.

And Each Of Us Can Practice Rights Ourselves, Treating Each Other Without Discrimination, Respecting Each Other's Dignity And Rights.

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.