not sure if this is the right thread for this
i remember collecting the money, when i was at the age of 12 or so, but did not understand it, until i was in high school
By Resolution 836 (IX) in December 1954, the UN General Assembly recommended that all countries institute a
Universal Children's Day, to be observed as a day of worldwide fraternity and understanding between children all
over the world, and to promote the protection, welfare and education of children.
The UN General Assembly adopted the Declaration of the Rights of the Child on Nov. 20, 1959 and the Convention
on the Rights of the Child on Nov. 20, 1989.
http://news.xinhuanet.com/english/2009-10/10/content_12205432.htmhttp://www.xinhuanet.com/english/ucd/UNICEF chief calls for end of "unspeakable violations" against children
www.chinaview.cn 2009-11-21 07:17:30
UNITED NATIONS, Nov. 20 (Xinhua) -- The "unspeakable violations" that happen almost everyday to children all
across the globe need to be a thing of the past, chief of the United Nations Children's Fund (UNICEF) Ann Veneman
said here on Friday.
In her remarks on the occasion to mark the Universal Children's Day and the 20th anniversary of the Convention
on the Rights of the Child at the UN headquarters in New York, Veneman said: "Let us remember the unspeakable
violations of rights that occur almost daily to the most innocent of innocents, children."
Saying that much has been achieved in the past 20 years, Veneman underscored that the annual rate of under age
five deaths fell to 28 percent, 1.6 billion people worldwide gained access to improved water sources between
1990 and 2006, and that the gender gap has narrowed where more children attend primary school than previously.
no matter what we do,there just doesnt seem enough, that we can do, to protect the children
http://news.xinhuanet.com/english/2009-11/21/content_12513656.htm 
