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.

Thus the Convention is unequivocal in its call for children to be consulted, to have their opinions heard and to have their best interests considered when law and policies are being drafted.

The dream of the Convention was born from the that children and their needs were not been considered when policies were being made, laws passed or actions undertaken.

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

Be it in the West or the developing world, we are confronting grave problems in the violation of children's rights. We want to put a face on this crisis, rather than just have people feel sorry for the little children.