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We, the Children of the World, assert our
inalienable right to be heard and to have a political
voice at the United Nations and at the highest levels of
governments worldwide.
We, the Children of the World, must live
with justice, with peace and freedom, but above all,
with the dignity we deserve.
We, the Children of the World, require a
Marshall Plan, a Geneva Convention, and a World
Children’s Court of Human Rights which meets regularly
to listen to the testimonies as to what is actually
happening to us. We intend to provide our own
testimonies.
We, the Children of the World, demand the
right to be taken to safe shelters in situations of war.
We, the Children of the World, consider
hunger, disease, forced labor, and all forms of abuse
and exploitation perpetrated upon us to be war.
We, the Children of the World, have had
no political voice. We demand such a voice.
We, the Children of the World, will
develop our own leadership, and set an example that will
show governments how to live in peace and freedom.
We, the Children of the World, serve
notice on our abusers and exploiters, whoever they may
be, that from this day hence, we will begin the process
of holding you responsible for our suffering.
Betty Williams, 1997
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