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.

You need to get up in the morning and say, 'Boy, I'm going to - in my own stupid way - save the world today.'

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

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.

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

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

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