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Carol Bellamy (born January 14, 1942) is the Chair of the Board of the Global Community Engagement and Resilience Fund (GCERF). Previously, she was Director of the Peace Corps, Executive Director of the United Nations Children's Fund (UNICEF), and President and CEO of World Learning. After three terms in the New York State Senate, she was the first woman to be elected as President of the New York City Council, a position she held until her unsuccessful bid for Mayor of New York in 1985; she was the second to last person to hold this position.

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Corporate partners help UNICEF fund our programmes for children, advocate with us on their behalf, or facilitate our work through logistical, technical, research or supply support.

Children, Research, Support, Unicef, Work

Creating a world that is truly fit for children does not imply simply the absence of war. . . It means having primary schools nearby that educate children, free of charge. . . It means building a world fit for children, where every child can grow to adulthood in health, peace and dignity.

Adulthood, Children, Educate, Education, Peace, War

The Convention is not only a visionary document. We are reminded daily that it is an agreement that works - and its utility can be seen in the everyday use to which I have seen it increasingly being put by country after country, in policy, in practice and in law.

Country, Children, Agreement, Works, Convention

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

Boys, Morning, Save, Say, Stupid, World

I came into a strong organization, and I hope I strengthened it more and expanded its capacity to deal with some of the challenges that might not have seemed as great 10 years ago, such as H. I. V. , AIDS and children affected by war.

Strong, Children, War, Strengthened, Seemed, Hope

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.

Abuse, Children, Eliminating, Invisible, Labour, Sector

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.

Children, Commitment, Education, Girl, Schools, Young

Learn all you can about people in other parts of the world. Understanding how people in other countries live and work and play teaches us to respect them and promote peace everywhere.

Country, Peace, People, Play, Promote, Work

New legislation has just been adopted by the International Labour Organization on the Worst Forms of Child Labor, such as bonded labour, prostitution and hazardous work.

Children, Organization, Child Labor, Hazardous, Legislation

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.

Children, Exercise, Future, Manner, Rights, Shape

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

Basic, Children, Exists, Government, Needs, Repeatedly

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

Best Investment, Girl, Investment, Make, Single, Society

Girls Scouts taught me to succeed (cookie selling) and to fail (knot tying) and to learn and benefit from both.

Girl, Cookies, Benefits, Girls, Fail, Taught

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.

Children, Completion, Example, Government, School, Unicef

Sport can be used for messaging, for example, making the connections between shin guards or a helmet that protects you, and protection in terms of HIV and AIDS. There has also been a very active program in Africa called 'Kick Polio out of Africa,' where soccer players have spoken out in terms of polio. There is also going to be a swim for malaria.

Aids, Malaria, Player, Soccer, Sports, Used

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

Children, Lives, Rights, Silent, Stake

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.

Children, Powerful, Protects, Recognizes, Rights

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

Dignity, Discrimination, Practice, Rights, Treating

Children have in the past and continue to influence policy makers.

Children, Past, Influence, Policy, Makers

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

Children, Decent, Improve, Income, Poor, Real