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page is background information, last updated in May
2002 and still available for reference. For the latest on
the Special Session on Children, please go to the Special
Session index.
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Press kit
Special Session Web Resources
Special Session on Children
Visit the official Special Session Web site for a detailed
introduction to the United Nations General Assembly Special
Session on Children, along with the agenda, participant information,
an analysis of expected outcomes, and more. http://www.unicef.org/specialsession
For Journalists
A dedicated Special Session Press Center for the latest press
releases, speeches, backgrounders, media advisories and accreditation
details.
http://www.unicef.org/specialsession/press
Video B-Roll
Video B-roll footage available, including a Special Session
highlights package.
http://www.unicef.org/broadcast/brolls/specialsession
Satellite News feed
Twice daily May 7-10, UNICEF will be providing ten-minute
video news packages of highlights from the Special Session
via satellite networks.
http://www.unicef.org/broadcast/feeds
End-Decade Review
The Secretary-General's report, We the Children, is available
online at http://www.unicef.org/specialsession/press.
It outlines progress towards goals set at the 1990 World Summit
for Children.
Country Reviews
For the low-down on your country's progress in achieving the
World Summit Goals, visit http://www.unicef.org/specialsession
and click on How is your country doing?
Global Movement for Children
Led by Nelson Mandela and Graca Machel, the Global Movement
for Children is a collection of individuals and organizations
dedicated to promoting children's rights. Through the Say
Yes for Children campaign, millions of people have expressed
their concern for children's issues via a global Web and paper-ballot
campaign. To learn more (and check the latest pledge count),
visit http://www.gmfc.com
UNICEF Press Center on the Web
Stay abreast of children's issues during the Special Session
and around the year at the UNICEF Press Centre on the Web
(http://www.unicef.org)
, updated daily with news on children, global media coverage
of children's issues, features, photos, videos and more. You
can write to the UNICEF media team at press@unicef.org
United Nations Coverage of the Special Session on Children
The UN Department of Public Information will maintain a
webpage during the Special Session providing coverage of the
proceedings, including a webcast, texts of statements by representatives
of Member States, press releases and other relevant information
materials. To access the Special Session coverage page, visit
http://www.un.org/ga/children
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