As adults, governments, world leaders and an international community we have failed to deliver adequately on our promises to protect the rights of children. As a result of our catastrophic retreat from responsibility in the final decade of the last millennium, millions of children died, millions more suffered needlessly, and additional millions suffer still.
We the Children includes sets of recommendations for action that must be taken in the immediate future. Developed through a series of regional consultations over the past year with representatives of international organisations, governments and civil society groups, these are the closest to an international consensus on what should be done for children to protect their rights.
