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

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

What is needed now are increased efforts to promote youth participation and commitment; more services aimed at youth; more parental involvement; more education and information, using schools and other sites; more protection for girls, orphaned children and young women;and more partnerships with people with HIV and AIDS.

Instant telecommunication allows better and updated information, lessons learnt and problems encountered to be exchanged and debated, it alerts us more quickly to problems and brings to many households around the world visions and information which hopefully spur us to action.

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

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

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.