Carol Bellamy

“The rights of children are not an option. They're an obligation.”

“When you have a crisis, that’s when you need to be transparent, that’s when you need to be communicating.”

“Girls' education is a strategic development priority.”

“It is not enough to simply talk about the rights of the child. We must act on them.”

“Every child has the right to a childhood.”

“Poverty is a denial of choices and opportunities, a violation of human dignity.”

“We cannot afford to leave any of our children behind.”

“We must ensure that the digital divide does not become a new face of inequality.”

“Investing in children is not a charity. It's an investment in our future.”

“The world has the resources to end child poverty. What is lacking is the political will.”

“Young people are not the problem. They are the solution.”

“Education is a human right with immense power to transform. On its foundation rest the cornerstones of freedom, democracy and sustainable human development.”

“You cannot have a peaceful world without a world in which people are free from poverty.”