37 ordspråk av Carol Bellamy
Carol Bellamy
a mixture of the exotic [and] it was a way to save the world.
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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.
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But we must not forget the original goals of the transition -- to raise the standard of living and to develop humane and democratic societies. These goals need to be reaffirmed.
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Girls' education is the single best investment that any society can make,
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I don't think we know at his point the numbers killed, but 800,000 people are already affected and at least half of those are in urgent need of food aid and assistance.
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I think he is an entertainer. I would prefer if he were a performer.
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I'm now meeting children who are telling me 'I am the first child in my family NOT to be able to get an education.'
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If the governments of the world are going to help, the time is now -- not tomorrow or the next day.
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If there is a universal language, I would argue it is sport. Close to a universal language is music, but music differs from place to place. Sport on the other hand -- cricket is played the same in Jamaica as it is played in India. Football (soccer) is played the same in Liberia as in the United Kingdom.
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In today's world, to be born female is to be born high risk. Every girl grows up under the threat of violence,
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It is estimated there are more than 3 billion people in the world who live on less than $2 a day. Half of these are children and half of those are living on less than $1 a day.
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It's an absolute disaster. This country was one of the success stories -- but what a knockdown blow,
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It's an absolute disaster. This country was one of the success stories -- but what a knockdown blow.
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Many of the schools are not usable anymore so the kids can't go back to school. Some children have been actually hurt by the fighting itself but probably more of them have been hurt by the psychological damage,
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Many would argue (child labor) has to occur because families need to have their child bringing home that small amount of money. But the fact is that if those children were in school today they could contribute more to their families,
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