Children and adolescents are the forgotten casualties of AIDS. A child dies somewhere every minute of the consequences of the disease; that amounts to 500,000 per year.

Although we live in the internet age, there are still 101 million children on earth who have no opportunity to learn how to read and write.

In many countries, the human rights of girls and women are still being infringed.

Most children in developing countries die from diseases that are avoidable, or can easily be treated.

Millions of children suffer from violence and abuse. They are used as cheap labour – or even sent to war as soldiers.

884 million people in the world still have no access to enough clean water for everyday living. Contaminated water and poor hygiene are among the main causes in many countries of high rates of child mortality.