Adolescence
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A World Fit for Us
We are the world's children.
We are the victims of exploitation and abuse.
We are street children.
We are the children of war.
We are the victims and orphans of HIV/AIDS.
We are denied good-quality education and health care.
We are victims of political, economic, cultural religious and environmental discrimination.
We are the children whose voices are not being heard: it is time we are taken into account.
We want a world fit for children, because a world fit for us is a world fit for everyone.
From a statement from the Children’s Forum, delivered to the UN General Assembly Special Session on Children on 8 May 2002.
