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Another child will die in the time it takes to read this sentence.

And the death of that child, a child who had a name and a personality, a family and a future, is a rebuke to all humanity. It is no longer necessary. It is therefore no longer acceptable.

— State of the World's Children, UNICEF

They die quietly in some of the poorest villages on earth, far removed from the scrutiny and the conscience of the world. Being meek and weak in life makes these dying multitudes even more invisible in death.

— A spotty scorecard, UNICEF, Progress of Nations 2000

• Rights of the Child