UNICEF Head Catherine Russell: 'We're All Committed to the Importance of Children'

UNICEF head Catherine Russell: 'We're all committed to the importance of children'

More than 50 countries, 20 non-governmental and philanthropic organisations and a series of multinational companies are pledging this week to put children's rights at the heart of their policies and actions. A pact is being agreed upon at the Paris Peace Forum, where the rights of children are taking centre stage.

Africa: Unicef Executive Director Catherine Russell Remarks At the Paris Peace Forum - Child Summit

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Paris Peace Forum: Michelle Bachelet Calls for Political Leadership to Turn Commitments on Children into Concrete Action

Club de Madrid, together with ONE, convened a high-level strategic dialogue in Paris, alongside the Paris Peace Forum’s Child Summit, to strengthen governments’ commitment to children’s survival, rights and well-being. La entrada Paris Peace Forum: Michelle Bachelet Calls for Political Leadership to Turn Commitments on Children into Concrete Action se publicó primero en Club de Madrid.

Africa: Unicef Executive Director Catherine Russell Remarks At the Paris Peace Forum – Child Summit

New York — As delivered “President Macron, Excellencies, distinguished leaders, colleagues and many dear friends thank you for coming together around a very simple but urgent proposition: that this is a critical moment in history, and children must come first. “Across the globe, conflict, hunger, displacement, and climate shocks are converging and putting children’s lives […]