And each of us can practice rights ourselves, treating each other without discrimination, respecting each other's dignity and rights.

Northern Uganda presents a situation of extraordinary violation of the rights of children.

Girls' education is the single best investment that any society can make.

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

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.

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.

For example, UNICEF works with governments to change legislation such as in India where a law was passed raising the age of compulsory school completion to keep children in school and away from the workplace for longer.