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.

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.

UNICEF has repeatedly called on governments to ensure basic services for children and this includes providing food where the need exists.

...in serving the best interests of children, we serve the best interests of all humanity.

When the lives and the rights of children are at stake, there must be no silent witnesses.

Creating a world that is truly fit for children does not imply simply the absence of war... It means having primary schools nearby that educate children, free of charge... It means building a world fit for children, where every child can grow to adulthood in health, peace and dignity.

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