We the Children: Meeting the Promises of the World Summit for Children

This UN report looks at the commitments made during the 1990 World Summit for Children to improve the well-being and treatment of children worldwide, and considers the lessons for the future from the past decade. It summarises the progress made towards the implementation of the Summit's Declaration and Plan of Action in the areas of: health, nutrition, water and sanitation; education and literacy; children's protection and civil rights. This is an adapted and abridged version of the UN Secretary-General's report which was presented to the Special Session of the General Assembly on Children in June 2001.Annan, Kofi A. is the author of 'We the Children: Meeting the Promises of the World Summit for Children' with ISBN 9789280637205 and ISBN 9280637207.